

The Hungarian Dressmaker
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.
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- Cast
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The Hungarian Dressmaker
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 26, 2024
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Drama, War
Original Title
Ema a smrtihlav
Production Companies
PubRes, Total HelpArt T.H.A., Campfilm, RTVS, Česká televize
Director
Iveta Grófová
Description
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.