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László Nemes

Born February 18, 1977 · Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic [now Hungary] (age 49)

László Nemes (born February 18, 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film Son of Saul was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. Nemes was born in Budapest, Hungary, but grew up in Paris. He is the son of film director András Jeles. He got interested in filmmaking at an early age, when he made horror f…

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Moulin

MovieHistoryDrama

In June 1943, Jean Moulin, leader of the French Resistance, is arrested while attempting to reunite the forces of the "Armée Secrète." Interrogated by Klaus Barbie, the head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Moulin is drawn into a relentless confrontation.

Son of Saul

Son of Saul · 2015

In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.

Orphan

Hungary, 1957. A young Jewish boy, raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father, has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true parent.

Sunset

MovieDramaHistory

In 1913, an orphaned young woman arrives in Budapest to take up employment as a milliner at the hat store that belonged to her late parents but becomes mired in a search for a brother she had never known of.

With a Little Patience

With a Little Patience · 2007

With a Little Patience

An office clerk as seen during her daily routine - all the little vibrations of her face. And a man, impatiently waiting for her, beyond the windows.

The Man from London

The Man from London · 2008

The Man from London

MovieMysteryCrime

A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.

Outer Dark

MovieFantasyThriller

In Appalachia during the Great Depression, a young woman bears her brother’s baby. Her brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried. The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself. But as both brother and sister separately move through the countryside, three terrifying strangers are on their tails, wreaking death and destruction wherever they appear.

Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe · 2004

Visions of Europe

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

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Moulin

MovieHistoryDrama

In June 1943, Jean Moulin, leader of the French Resistance, is arrested while attempting to reunite the forces of the "Armée Secrète." Interrogated by Klaus Barbie, the head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Moulin is drawn into a relentless confrontation.

Director

Son of Saul

Son of Saul · 2015

In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.

Director

Orphan

Hungary, 1957. A young Jewish boy, raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father, has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true parent.

Producer

Sunset

MovieDramaHistory

In 1913, an orphaned young woman arrives in Budapest to take up employment as a milliner at the hat store that belonged to her late parents but becomes mired in a search for a brother she had never known of.

Director

With a Little Patience

With a Little Patience · 2007

With a Little Patience

An office clerk as seen during her daily routine - all the little vibrations of her face. And a man, impatiently waiting for her, beyond the windows.

Director

The Man from London

The Man from London · 2008

The Man from London

MovieMysteryCrime

A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.

Assistant Director

Outer Dark

MovieFantasyThriller

In Appalachia during the Great Depression, a young woman bears her brother’s baby. Her brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried. The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself. But as both brother and sister separately move through the countryside, three terrifying strangers are on their tails, wreaking death and destruction wherever they appear.

Director

Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe · 2004

Visions of Europe

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Assistant Director

The Gentleman Takes His Leave

The Gentleman Takes His Leave · 2010

The Gentleman Takes His Leave

About that time, altogether for no definite reason, I took it into my head to cripple my life, but only in as disgusting a way as possible.

Director