The protagonist is Laszlo Toth (played exceptionally well by Adrien Brody), a Bauhaus-educated modern architect.

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"Seven years in the making, and three-and-a-half hours in the watching (including a 15-minute intermission)", "The Brutalist" is "the film to beat" come Oscar night, said Kevin Maher in The Times.