A scene from ‘Son of Saul’.
The film, which addresses the horrors of Auschwitz through a micro-narrative, is the first feature from the Hungarian director and was the winner of the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival this year. “Son of Saul” also won a Golden Globe award on Sunday.
A former assistant to renowned Hungarian director Béla Tarr, Nemes studied film in New York and wrote and directed three award-winning shorts including “With a Little Patience” and “The Counterpart” prior to writing and directing his latest award-winning film.
Two Hungarian films have won Oscars to date: “The Fly”, a short film directed by Ferenc Rófusz, won in 1981, and “Mephisto”, directed by István Szabó, won in 1982.



