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Geza Rohrig: Plaudits Flood in for Son of Saul Actor

JL;DR SUMMARY Geza Rohrig, a 49-year-old Hungarian-born Hasidic Jew, has gained international acclaim for his role in the film 'Son of Saul,' which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustCannes Film FestivalHasidicSonderkommandoPoetActorOrphanSon Of SaulGeza RohrigHungarian Jew

Places mentioned

Budapest, Hungary
"in 2013, when Lzl, who was then living in Budapest, sent the script to Rhrig"
Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland
"he studied the language and went to university in Krakow."
Bronx, New York, United States
"as a kindergarten teacher in the Bronx."

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