Trying too hard
A controlled plunging into the abyss, Son Of Saul is a Hungarian film set in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. Or precisely, it is largely set in the horrific slaughterhouse of the gas chambers in which Jewish prisoners are horded by the trainload. What sets this film apart — what makes it one of the most acclaimed and yet divisive films of last year, as well as a front-runner at the Oscar on…