The Forgotten Soldier
“The return of the last prisoner of war”
2010•1h 4m•10.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Balázs Ravasz
Writer
Balázs Ravasz
Languages
Hungarian
Studio
BlaisArts Images
Cast
András Toma
Self
Anna Gabulya
Self
Production
Company
BlaisArts Images
Producer
Balázs Ravasz
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