# Fateless (2005)

> A Hungarian teenager's forced maturation in the Holocaust is rendered as an emotionally estranged journey through imprisonment, cruelty, and survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26597

## Facts

- Runtime: 140 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: Lajos Koltai
- Cast: Marcell Nagy, Béla Dóra, Bálint Péntek, Áron Dimény, Péter Fancsikai, Zsolt Dér, András M. Kecskés, Dani Szabó
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367082/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: austere, harrowing, melancholic, historical cinema discussion, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of survival and identity amid the horrors of war.

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