HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Director Laszlo Nemes, winner of Best Foreign Language Film award for 'Son of Sau,l' poses in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Son of Saul, the Hungarian Holocaust drama, won for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars on Sunday night. This was the first win for director Laszlo Nemes.
This is the second time that a film pertaining to a Holocaust has won in this category. In 2015, the Polish film Ida, about a young soon-to-be nun who learns her parents were Jews killed during the war, took home the award.
Saul was a fan favorite to win and already took home the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film back in January. On Saturday, it won the prize for best international film at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles.
The film was set in Auschwitz in 1944 and tells the story of Saul Auslander, who is forced to lead the Jews into the gas chambers and help rid of their bodies. The role of Auslander is played by Geza Rohrig.
https://youtu.be/aTcWp5QpDWQ Emergency crews from two agencies rescued a hiker clinging to the side of a…
https://youtu.be/aKLnXehYRpc The viral duct-taped banana artwork by Maurizio Cattelan sold for $6.2 million during a…
Martha Stewart rejoiced in falsely claiming Andrea Peyser, a New York Post columnist who covered…
Joe Exotic, the star of the cult reality series Tiger King, begged President-elect Donald Trump…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are expected to battle it out in court next year…
Filmed through two different timelines, George reflected on the thriller series’ unusual narrative and what…