First, let me say that the young actors who played the boys were excellent. After that, the movie was a bit of a boring time watching the one travel from place to place trying to find out where the other one went. There's not much of a mystery to it, but a lot of scenes in cars, planes, etc... following the trail.
When he finally finds him, his explanation for not showing up to the concert is that after going out and getting laid, he had run into someone who verified that his family died at Treblinka. He was upset and had to immediately do his formal religious grieving process right then and now. After that he just vanished because he was only interested in going around to pay tribute to the dead.
While it's understandable that finding out his family had died was a blow, it's not like it was a surprise. He was pretty sure of it for years, but of course held out hope. His father had entrusted him to the care of the other boys father, who had raised him for free and treated him like a little prince, even at the expense of his real son. That man had put everything he had into the concert, which then this guy ditched. Not a word of explanation, or thanks, just didn't show up and disappeared. The man who lost everything because of the cancelled concert died shortly after.
So, after finding out that this guy he was trying to find was a bit of a selfish jerk, this poor man's wife informs him that the violin player was with her before the planned concert that day. His reaction is to just smile at her. Really?????
When he finally finds him, his explanation for not showing up to the concert is that after going out and getting laid, he had run into someone who verified that his family died at Treblinka. He was upset and had to immediately do his formal religious grieving process right then and now. After that he just vanished because he was only interested in going around to pay tribute to the dead.
While it's understandable that finding out his family had died was a blow, it's not like it was a surprise. He was pretty sure of it for years, but of course held out hope. His father had entrusted him to the care of the other boys father, who had raised him for free and treated him like a little prince, even at the expense of his real son. That man had put everything he had into the concert, which then this guy ditched. Not a word of explanation, or thanks, just didn't show up and disappeared. The man who lost everything because of the cancelled concert died shortly after.
So, after finding out that this guy he was trying to find was a bit of a selfish jerk, this poor man's wife informs him that the violin player was with her before the planned concert that day. His reaction is to just smile at her. Really?????