In 1947, Hungarian architect Laszlo Toth is an emigrant leaving post-war Europe with no money in search of a new life in America. In Pennsylvania, his talent is noticed by an influential industrialist, but his ambitions clash with the reality of a foreign country and personal crises.
"The novelty of 'Brutalist' is not in this collage, but in how Corbet consistently revives a long-broken tradition in American cinema of critiquing social structures, approaching it monumentally, armed with film stock, Vista Vision optics, and good actors." - Veronika Khlebnikova, Seance
Three Silver Lions at the Venice Film Festival, including Best Director, four British Academy Awards, and three Golden Globes for Best Director, Best Actor (Adrien Brody), and Best Film.