Plot
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.
Written by
Tom Abrams, Agota Kristof, András Szekér
Directed by
János Szász
Crew
Production Countries
Austria, France, Germany, Hungary
Production Companies
CNC, Amour Fou Filmproduktion, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Filmfonds Wien, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Hungarian Motion Picture Fund
Languages
Magyar, Deutsch
Awards
7 wins & 4 nominations