It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Fatelessness by the Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertész, who also wrote the screenplay.

[2] The film also features British actor Daniel Craig, who plays a cameo as a United States Army sergeant.

Fateless stands alone presenting one person’s journey from innocent young man to death camp survivor.

And perhaps Fateless’ beauty resulted from the gorgeous cinematography of first-time director Lajos Koltai (1946 - ), who is best known as an Oscar-nominated cinematographer, with more than 60 films under his belt from 1970 through 2006.

And Fateless could be great also because of the acting of newcomer Marcell Nagy, whose character moves seamlessly through the Holocaust with dignity and grace.