Plot
Kapo is a black-and-white film that tells the story of a Jewish teenager sent to a concentration camp with her parents. She manages to survive with help from a Jewish doctor who gives her the identity of another woman who had died recently. Thus, Edith becomes Nicole and she is no longer a Jew, at least not in the papers. At first she is very sad about her parents' deaths, but as time passes she realizes she must get out of that mood if she wants to survive. So at 14 she submits to a German officer's advances and is rewarded with privileges; in time she becomes a Kapo, one of the women prisoners who were in charge of disciplining the other women. Though she knows it's the only way to survive, she hides deep remorse behind an expressionless face.
Written by
Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo, Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Directed by
Gillo Pontecorvo
Crew
Production Countries
France, Yugoslavia, Italy
Production Companies
Zebra Film, Lovcen Film, Vides Cinematografica, Francinex, Cineriz
Languages
Polski, Italiano, Deutsch
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 4 nominations total