Rechn attracted international attention for his role of the Jewish Oberkapo Biedermann in the film '' Son of Saul '' by Hungarian director László Nemes which won the Grand Prix at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival as well as several further international awards . In June 2015 , Hungary announced its submission of '' Son of Saul '' as their candidate for the foreign language film Oscar at the 2016 Academy Awards . On February 28 , '' Son of Saul '' won the Oscar
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Urs Rechn