7. Son Of Saul
Screened: In Competition
Release Date: Unannounced
What's The Story? Auschwitz, 1944. A Jew who aids the Nazis in their extermination finds the body of a young boy and is motivated to give him a proper burial, putting a planned escape in jeopardy.
WhatCulture Says: "Movies about the Holocaust face some difficult creative dilemmas. The event is so indescribably horrific that its almost too tempting to just use the innate aching sadness as an emotional crux, while its been so well covered in cinema anyway that a new movie can often feel like its merely going back over old ground. Son Of Saul succinctly deals with both of these by keeping its focus tight, both figuratively and literally, earning a thematic richness that more than makes up for a sometimes irritating distance." Read the full review
here.