Touched by Auschwitz

Jan 27 2015 N/A 1h 30m
Documentary

In Jerusalem and Chicago, London and Bavaria, Krakow and Tel Aviv live six people who survived the horror of the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. This is their story, that of their families and friends; the story of their problems, their failures, their triumphs; how with their lives they honor every day the memory of those who perished.

Plot

This feature-length documentary attempts to answer one of the most profound questions of the Holocaust - what was the human legacy of the crime? Producer and director Laurence Rees (The Nazis: A Warning from History, Auschwitz: The Nazis and The Final Solution) has travelled extensively in order to film six Auschwitz survivors along with their friends and families. Together, these sequences filmed in Jerusalem, Chicago, London, Bavaria, Krakow and Tel Aviv build into a compelling portrait of the problems, challenges and triumphs that six different individuals have experienced since the war as a result of their time in Auschwitz.

Written by

Laurence Rees

Directed by

Laurence Rees

Cast

Yael Bier, Haim Birenbaum, Halina Birnbaum

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

BBC

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
115
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA