El ángel de Budapest (2011)

Directed by

Luis Oliveros

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Spain

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In World War II Budapest, a Spanish diplomat works to save Jewish people from the Nazis. The film follows his efforts to issue passports and protect refugees amid the war.

somberhistoricalstirringrestrainedearnestresoluteslow-pacedpoignant

What happens

El ángel de Budapest (Angel of Budapest) is a Spanish 2011 World War II-Holocaust television film based on the book Un español frente al Holocausto ("A Spaniard against the Holocaust") written by journalist and radio executive director Diego Carcedo. The executive producers are José Manuel Lorenzo, Eduardo Campoy and István Major, the first two had collaborated on the spiritual film Sin noticias de Dios (2001). The film was shot between 9 November 2010 and 23 December 2010 in Budapest, Hungary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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