Budapest, 1957. After the failed uprising against the communist regime, Jewish boy Andor grows up with his mother, surrounded by idealized stories about his deceased father. When a brutal man suddenly appears, claiming to be his real father, his world is turned upside down. The chronicle of a child confronting the truth about his origins: Andor Hirsch traces the story of a family overshadowed by some of the darkest chapters of the 20th century. From the devastating trauma of the Holocaust to the authoritarian rule of communism, Nemes's latest film unfolds a deeply moving confrontation with identity, memory, and the fragile process of rediscovering oneself.
