The Forgotten Soldier

The Forgotten Soldier

2010
1h 4m
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Documentary

"The return of the last prisoner of war"

Overview

Captured by the Red Army during World War II, Hungarian soldier András Toma was admitted to a Soviet psychiatric hospital. After disappearing from prisoner-of-war records, he was presumed dead in Hungary. Because his name was incorrectly recorded in medical documents and he spoke only Hungarian—mistaken by staff for incoherent speech—Toma spent decades misunderstood and isolated in the institution. Fifty-three years later, a visiting Slovak doctor recognised his language, triggering an investigation by Hungarian authorities. Toma was repatriated in 2000, believed to be the last prisoner of war from World War II to return home.

Status: Released

Language: HU

Production Information

Production Companies
BlaisArts Images
Production Countries
Hungary
Spoken Languages
Hungarian

Keywords

liberation of prisoners world war ii prisoner of war hungary gulag siberia hungarian history war documentary hungarian

Quick Facts

Original Title Az elfelejtett katona
Release Date May 8, 2010
Status Released
Language HU

Cast

András Toma
András Toma

Himself

Anna Gabulya
Anna Gabulya

Herself

Key Crew

Balázs Ravasz
Director
Balázs Ravasz
Producer
Balázs Ravasz
Writer