The Fifth Seal
The Fifth Seal
Novel adaptation
Stage adaptation by Marcel Bélai and Réka Takács
Gyurica Miklós:
Király László:
Béla, a colleague:
Kovács János:
Keszei Károly:
Mrs. Kovács:
Mrs. Béla:
Rózsi:
Plainclothes officer:
The blonde Arrow Cross member:
Macák:
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Premiere 2026-11-05
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Description
The Fifth Seal takes audiences into the dark world of the final days of the Second World War. In a small Budapest pub, a conversation among four ordinary men gradually brings increasingly profound moral questions to the surface: What would we do if we had to choose between our own survival and the suffering of others? Where is the line between integrity and compromise?
As the events of the story become increasingly tense, the characters’ moral courage is put to the test, forcing them to confront their own choices and their consciences. The Fifth Seal is a deeply moving story about human dignity, freedom, and whether it is possible to remain human even under inhuman circumstances.
