The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 26: Son of Saul (Blu-ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2015, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, disturbing violent content and images, nudity The lowdown: This Hungarian Holocaust feature was deservedly awarded the Academy Award for best foreign language film. The movie follows Saul, a member of the Sonderkommando, which was the group of Jewish prisoners forced to help the Nazis in the death camps. While working, Saul discovers the body of a boy he believes is his son. He decides to save the child’s body and seeks a rabbi to recite the mourner’s prayer so the boy can get a proper burial. While the camera focuses on the main protagonist in the foreground, it is what you observe in the background that is most disturbing and upsetting. The film is shot as if you were sitting on the Devil’s shoulder while touring Hell.
New to View: April 26
New to View: April 26
New to View: April 26
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 26: Son of Saul (Blu-ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2015, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, disturbing violent content and images, nudity The lowdown: This Hungarian Holocaust feature was deservedly awarded the Academy Award for best foreign language film. The movie follows Saul, a member of the Sonderkommando, which was the group of Jewish prisoners forced to help the Nazis in the death camps. While working, Saul discovers the body of a boy he believes is his son. He decides to save the child’s body and seeks a rabbi to recite the mourner’s prayer so the boy can get a proper burial. While the camera focuses on the main protagonist in the foreground, it is what you observe in the background that is most disturbing and upsetting. The film is shot as if you were sitting on the Devil’s shoulder while touring Hell.