Son of Saul

1h 47m · 2015 · Directed by László Nemes · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

Son of Saul (2015) runs 1h 47m, directed by László Nemes. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.

Genres: War, Drama, Thriller

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.