Son of Saul

"The horror of the Holocaust has been cinematically depicted more times than the horror of Freddy, Jason, and sharks combined. How can a film possibly stand out in an emotionally challenging area that also feels overcrowded? Son of Saul finds a way."

"A masterful exercise in narrative deprivation and sensory overload that recasts familiar horrors in daringly existential terms."

"An Auschwitz-set drama that's numbing, provocative and impossible to unsee."

"Thanks to his taste, rigor and superb sense of control, Nemes manages to create images that are both discreet and graphic, respectful and confrontational, inspiring and unsparing."

"It pushes its vision to the bitter end, eschewing emotion, reflection, or intellectual framing as if banned at gunpoint from any such lapses."

"It's a beat-the-clock thriller wrapped around an allegory."

"By any standards, this would be an outstanding film, but for a debut it is remarkable."

"You don't merely witness horror, you feel it in your bones."

"No matter how many Holocaust films you've seen, you've not seen one like this."

"Utterly uneasy to watch but strikingly and confidently assembled, the film is a powerful aural and visual experience..."