China / Jun 14, 2024 / Shanghai International Film Festival（4K）
He saw the invisible, he did the impossible
2h 7min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anna Györgyi | Gertrúd |
| Attila Csapó | Lajos Markusovszky |
| Tímea Virga | Helga |
| Lilla Kizlinger | Sabina Hoffmann |
| Lajos Kovács | Franz Meyer |
| Kornél Simon | Albert Fuchs |
| Márton Patkós | Braun |
| Nelli Szűcs | Baumgartnerné |
| Károly Hajduk | Blahó |
| István Znamenák | Mosodás |
| Mariann Hermányi | Cheeky nurse |
| Tulián Aczél | Szabadi |
| Gábor Dávid Nádas | Fraller |
| Ádám Lábodi | Krombach |
| Júlia Mentes | Augerne |
| Péter Vári-Kovács | Auger |
| Andrea Waskovics | Barbara |
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| Krisztián Kolovratnik | Berger |
| Andorai Péter Krisztián | Lantos |
| Lili Bajor | Feleség |
| Balázs Bölkény | Tengerész |
| Antal Cserna | Pap |
| Mária Dér | Fiatal Nö |
| Toma Hrisztov | Rendör |
| József Jámbor | Kocsmáros |
| Ágoston Kenéz | Auger Fia |
| Vanda Kovács | Vilhelmina |
| Sólyom Kristóf | Iványi |
| Niké Kurta | Margaret |
| Ágnes Olasz | Hilde |
| Csenge Orosz | Magdolina |
| Ákos Orosz | Pincér |
| Márton Patkós | Medikus |
| István Szacsvai | Nö |
| Nikolett Tóth | Prostituált |
| Krisztina Vadász | Nö |
| Tamás Varga | Gassner |
| Nándor Varju | Rendör |
| Veronika Vas | Anya |
| Laurent Winkler | Dr. Osztrák |
| Emöke Zsigmond | Clara Fuchs |
| Tomi Kosynus | Meyer Segédje (uncredited) |
| György Méhész | Medikus (uncredited) |
| Gloria Ormandlaky | Anyuka (uncredited) |
Genres
HistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Semmelweis |
| Original language | Magyar (HU) |
| Spoken languages | Magyar |
| Production countries | Hungary |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film Positive Productions, Szupermodern Stúdió |
| Official site | filmpositive.hu |
| Release date | 30 novembre 2023 |
| Production | Tamás Lajos |
| Writer | Balázs Maruszki, Anett Kormos |
| Editing | Zoltán Kovács |
| Cinematography | András Nagy |
| Assistant directors | Lajos Koltai |
| Camera operators | András Nagy |
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| Additional photography | András Nagy |
| Production design | Pater Sparrow |
| Art direction | Pater Sparrow |
| Set decoration | Pater Sparrow |
| Music | Attila Pacsay |
| Sound | Attila Pacsay |
| Budget | 5.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 1.645.196 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Jun 25, 2024 / Lubuskie Lato Filmowe
Theatrical release
Hungary / Nov 30, 2023 / 12
Spain / Nov 30, 2023 / 12
Romania / Feb 09, 2024 / 12
Italy / Aug 14, 2025
Digital
Brazil / Apr 24, 2025 / 12
Romania / Nov 10, 2025 / 12 / Voyo
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