And although the field of view is limited, the mind can see what the ear hears. Throughout the film, the camera stays close to Saul, delivering the audience into his own personal hell. Saul Ausländer (played by Géza Röhrig) is forced to work in the crematorium in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, burning the bodies of his people day after day. But unlike The Diary of a Young Girl or The Pianist, there is no hiding in Son of Saul. And here we have another tale with Hungarian director László Nemes’ film Son of Saul, a story singly focused on one man’s Holocaust experience. Whether it’s a true account, like Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl, or a dramatic film, such as Roman Polanski’s The Pianist, personal stories help people comprehend the unfathomable atrocities of the Holocaust.
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