The script follows the life of an architect who emigrated to America, László Tóth, and his wife, over 30 years.
Brookstreet UK, Yellow Bear and Andrew Lauren Productions are producing. Hungary’s Proton Cinema and Intake Films out (UK) are coproducing,
Dávid Jancsó, who is the son of Miklós Jancsó and a collaborator of Kornél Mundruczó, also edited The Childhood of a Leader (2015), Corbet’s debut feature, which was also shot in Hungary.
The shooting of The Brutalist was supposed to start in 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic.