The Notebook
2013 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.5 · 62% critics
During wartime in a border village, two young brothers are sent to live with a harsh grandmother. As they face cruelty, fear, and the warped behavior of adults around them, they push themselves to become tougher in order to survive.
Based on The Notebook
Also known as Le Grand Cahier
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Details
- Original title
- A Nagy Füzet
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-07-03
- Language
- HU
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (76 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to severe wartime dramas about survival and moral hardship, especially if titles like Fateless or Corn Island work for you; Not for you if you want warmth, comfort, or uplifting themes.
Pros: gripping wartime setting; stark survival story; tense atmosphere | Cons: bleak tone; harsh cruelty; emotionally cold
Themes
- child abuse
- countryside
- brother
- village
- world war ii
- hungary
- brotherhood
- notebook
- german officer
- thief
- twins
- struggle for survival
- +21 more
Awards & recognition
- Crystal Globe · 2013
- Hungarian Film Award — Best Supporting Actor (Feature Film) · 2016 · nominated
- Hungarian Film Award — Best Motion Picture · 2016 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
- AG
András Gyémánt
- LG
László Gyémánt
- PM
Piroska Molnár
as Grandmother
Ulrich Thomsen
as Offizier
Ulrich Matthes
as Vater
Orsolya Tóth
as Harelip
Péter Andorai
as Deacon
Sandra Nedeleff
Diána Magdolna Kiss
as Szolgálólány
Directed by János Szász