Somewhere in Europe (1948)

Original title

Valahol Európában

Directed by

Géza von Radványi

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gang of orphaned children steal and cheat to survive in a war-torn Hungary after World War II. The film follows their harsh lives as they struggle against a broken world.

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What happens

Somewhere in Europe (Hungarian: Valahol Európában) is a 1948 Hungarian drama film directed by Géza von Radványi. It depicts the aftermath of World War II and specifically the lives of a gang of orphaned children in a postwar setting. The gang of children steal, cheat, and pillage due largely to the harsh circumstances and the world around them. The film has been compared to Italian neorealism. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000. It was adapted into a musical. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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