I accepted that role without my agents even reading the script,” Brody told me with a wry expression. “Night didn’t want anyone to read it, so I honored his request.” Brody had come up working with directors like Spike Lee,

The Brutalist tells the story of Hungarian immigrant and holocaust survivor László Tóth, who is trying to rebuild his life in post-war America through his work as an architect. Oscar winner Adrien Brody delved deep into his own family history for his portrayal of the character,