The Champion

The Champion

7.7IMDb Score
Released:2021-08-27
Duration:91 min
Country:Poland
Director:Maciej Barczewski
Actors:Piotr Głowacki, Jan Szydłowski, Grzegorz Małecki, Marcin Bosak, Marcin Czarnik
Production:Iron Films, Telewizja Polska, Cavatina Studio, Hardkop, Moovi

Overview:

It is 1940. The first transport of prisoners arrives at the newly created concentration camp Auschwitz. One of them is Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, pre-war boxing champion of Warsaw. The camp officers force him to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives. However, his every win strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. Auschwitz officers notice the growing resistance. The confrontation with the authorities of the camp becomes inevitable.

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