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Emma and the Death's Head

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Marika, a Hungarian widow dressmaker shelters a Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border during the turbulent years of WW2 and the Wartime Slovak State.

Critics Reviews

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Stephen Saito Variety 12/10/2024
Though merciless in its view of Marika and the conundrums she faces, the film also doesn’t spare audiences when the difficult decisions she’s faced with don’t seem to be at much of a remove, historically or otherwise. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Dec 19
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Iveta Grófová’s delivers a somber, sobering tale of survival and heroism with her third feature, The Hungarian Dressmaker...set against the backdrop of the Nazi puppet Slovak state near the Hungarian border during WW2. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Iveta Grofova

Director

Alexandra Borbély

Marika

Milan Ondrík

Captain Dusan

Alexander E. Fennon

Heinz Lepke

Éva Bandor

Agnes

Lili Monori

Marika's Mother in Law
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Movie Info

Synopsis Marika, a Hungarian widow dressmaker shelters a Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border during the turbulent years of WW2 and the Wartime Slovak State.
Director
Iveta Grofova
Producer
Zuzana Mistríková, Ondrej Trojan
Screenwriter
Iveta Grofova, Peter Kristúfek
Production Co
PubRes, Campfilm
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
2h 9m