Dogwoof acquires the profoundly moving 'Fateless'.....

Dogwoof Pictures announces the acquisition of all UK rights for FATELESS, to be released nationally early 2006.

Fateless is based on 2002 Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertesz’ moving and disturbing novel about a Hungarian Jewish boy’s experiences in German concentration camps and his attempts to reconcile himself to those experiences after the war.

FATELESS was a Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival 2005. The International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI named Fateless (Sorstalanság) among the ten best films of the year. The list of ten is forwarded by the International Federation of Film Critics as a recommendation to the European Film Academy in Berlin responsible for the European awards.

Lajos Koltai Makes His Directorial Debut with ‘Fateless’. One of the most highly regarded and versatile cinematographers working today, Koltai is best-known for his collaboration with renowned director Istvan Szabo, resulting in the 1981 Oscar-winning MEPHISTO, as well as four other Oscar-nominated films including last year’s highly acclaimed BEING JULIA. Koltai received his own Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography in 2001 for his work on Giuseppe Tornatore’s MALENA.

Collaborating with Koltai is Ennio Morricone, another world-class artist and multiple Oscar-nominee, who created the film’s haunting score. Young Marcell Nagy, who plays his first leading role in FATELESS, stars as the lead, Gyuri Koves, and Daniel Craig, whose recent credits include SYLVIA, ENDURING LOVE, and ROAD TO PERDITION, appears in an English-speaking cameo as an American soldier who liberates Gyuri from Buchenwald.

Anna Godas, of Dogwoof Pictures commented, " We are very happy to add such a quality film to our slate, and we are looking forward to the UK release."

The film was acquired from H2O Motion Pictures.