Summaries

Twin siblings enduring the harshness of WWII in a village on the Hungarian border hedge their survival on studying and learning from the evil surrounding them.

The Nazis have invaded Hungary and war is raging in the main cities. To avoid it, a woman leaves her thirteen-year-old twin boys at their grandmother's place in the countryside. The children don't know their grandmother, a dirty, miserly, and mean old woman who barely allows them inside the house. Left to their own devices, the two children learn to cope with hunger, the cold, and the everyday cruelty in a devastated country. To protect themselves, the twins reject all moral codes and values and instead take their lessons from the evil around them in order to try to survive. The siblings studiously note, as objectively as possible, their discoveries and their burgeoning knowledge in a notebook.—AnonymousB

Details

Keywords
  • world war two
  • family relationships
  • in medias res
  • female pedophile
  • flip book
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Sep 18, 2013
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Germany France Hungary Austria
Language German Hungarian
Filming locations Sopron, Hungary
Production companies Amour Fou Vienna Hunnia Filmstúdió Intuit Pictures

Box office

Budget $953000000
Gross US & Canada $66559
Opening weekend US & Canada $3127
Gross worldwide $3879456

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 52m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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