
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set between the period of the Second World War to the Hungarian uprising of 1956 Szabó&s powerful cinematic ode relates historical events through the prism of personal experience producing a film of extraordinary intimacy After his father is killed in the war Tako a young Hungarian boy concocts a fantasy ideal of the parent he never really knew In the child&s imagination the figure of the father attains mythical qualities Convincing himself of his father&s unbridaled bravery the boy grows into a man & hopes to emulate his dad&s heroism After falling in love with a Jewish refugee Tako ultimately decides to find out whether his father was truly the noble warrior he&s imagined him to be The film mixes poetry nostalgia irony & stark images of war & totalitarianism & confronts the viewers with the reality that salvation can start only from within From István Szabó Oscar-winning director of Mephisto Colonel Redl Hanussen Sunshine & most recently Being Julia starring Annette Bening Actors András Bálint Miklós Gábor & Dániel Erdely Director István Szabó Certificate 12 years & over Year 1966 Screen Fullscreen 1331 Languages Hungarian Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 39 minutes (approx)