Pomni imya svoye

Nov 5 1974 N/A 1h 37m
Drama, War

Beginning of WWII. Zinaida, a Russian woman, is taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp together with several other women. She is imprisoned with her baby son, Gena, who is learning to walk and takes his first steps in the snow, in the concentration camp. They spend a few years together in the camp until they are separated, first within Auschwitz itself, then, for good, when the Germans are losing the war and decide to evacuate.

Plot

This story, told in flashback of a Russian woman sent to Auschwitz during WWII, and later separated from her son, is one of the first Soviet films to acknowledge the Nazi concentration camps.

Written by

Ernest Bryll, Sergey Kolosov, Janusz Krasinski

Directed by

Sergey Kolosov

Cast

Lyudmila Kasatkina, Tadeusz Borowski, Ryszarda Hanin

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union, Russia, Poland

Production Companies

Mosfilm, Zespol Filmowy "Iluzjon"

Languages

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
181
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA