''Fateless'' ( hu, Sorstalanság) is a Hungarian film directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. It is based on the

semi-autobiographical novel An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Beca ...

Fatelessness ''Fateless'' or ''Fatelessness'' ( hu, Sorstalanság, ) is a novel by Imre Kertész, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for literature, written between 1960 and 1973 and first published in 1975. The novel is a semi-autobiographical story about a 14- ...

'' by the Nobel Prize-winner

Imre Kertész Imre Kertész (; 9 November 192931 March 2016) was a Hungarian author and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was ...

, who also wrote the screenplay. It tells the story of a teenage boy who is sent to Auschwitz and

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. The film's music was composed by Ennio Morricone, and one of its songs was sung by

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. The film is one of the most expensive movies ever produced in Hungary, with a cost of $12 million. The film also features British actor

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, who plays a cameo as a United States Army sergeant. The film was screened in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

and

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(at

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), at the

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in Telluride, Colorado as well as the

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Awards and nominations

* Nominated – Golden Berlin Bear – Lajos Koltai * Nominated –

European Film Award The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mo ...

– Best Cinematographer – Gyula Pados * Nominated – European Film Award – Best Composer – Ennio Morricone * Official Selection – Berlin Film Festival 2005 * Official Selection –

2005 * Official Selection – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival * Gala Presentation –

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

* Special Presentation –

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

2005 * AFI

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

2005

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