The Hungarian Dressmaker

The Hungarian Dressmaker (2024)

Ema a smrtihlav

Ema & Death’s-Head deals with the precarious border between humanism and the protection of one’s own life in situations when one excludes the other. Marika Sándorfi is hiding a Jewish boy during the dramatic era of the First Slovak State on the Slovak-Hungarian border. Šimon Holan, the boy in hiding, has a special ability to survive thanks to dreaming and a child’s fantasy.

Date of release
2024-09-26
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (10)
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Drama
Director
Iveta Grófová

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 5 · Nominations: 1. Including: Sun in a Net Award for Best Scenography; Sun in a Net Award for Best Masks; Sun in a Net Award for Best Actress in Leading Role; Sun in a Net Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Hungarian Dressmaker is a 2024 drama film directed by Iveta Grófová. Set in World War II, it tells the story of the Hungarian widow Marika, who hides a Jewish boy from a fascist militia in her house nearby Bratislava. The story is an adaptation of an eponymous novel by Peter Krištúfek.

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