Fittingly, actor Adrien Brody dedicated his Globe win for “The Brutalist,” a film about a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States, to his parents and extended family ancestors, some of whom fled war to come “to this great country.”
“You know, this story is really the character’s journey is very reminiscent of my mother’s and my ancestors’ journey of fleeing war and coming to this great country. I owe so much to my mother and my grandparents for their sacrifice, and although I do not know fully how to express all of the challenges that you have faced and experienced, and the many people who have struggled immigrating to this country, I hope that this work stands to lift you up a bit and to give you a voice. I’m so grateful. I will cherish this moment forever.”