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The Auschwitz Report

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This is the true story of Freddy and Walter -- two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning and with the help and the resilience of their inmates, they manage to escape. While the inmates, they had left behind, courageously stand their ground against the Nazi officers, the two men are driven on by the hope that their evidence could save lives. Emaciated and hurt, they make their way through the mountains back to Slovakia. With the help of chance encounters, they finally manage to cross the border and meet the resistance and The Red Cross. They compile a detailed report about the systematic genocide at the camp. However, with Nazi propaganda and international liaisons still in place, their account seems to be too harrowing to believe.
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Steve Pond TheWrap In a way, this is a side of the Holocaust we rarely see on screen: the reluctance of Western bureaucracy to accept a truth that they can barely comprehend. Sep 24, 2021 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Tells yet another true-life Holocaust-era tale of courage and daring with harrowing and deeply affecting results. Sep 24, 2021 Full Review Scott Tobias Variety The film is a powerful reminder never to underestimate the historical evils that have been, and could again be, unleashed. Sep 22, 2021 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies You can’t help but wonder about some of the details that are left behind as the narrative progresses. But at the same time, the film keeps you glued to its story – one that highlights the very best of human nature and the absolute worst. Rated: 4/5 Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Stephen Dalton The Film Verdict A gripping true story of high-stakes Holocaust heroism. Oct 14, 2021 Full Review Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant The film, directed by Peter Bebjak from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jozef Pastéka and Tomás Bombík, is urgent, effective, and also deeply painful. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 26, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geo3 F I think this film is fantastic and one of the few films that I have watched that do not come in English so I relied on subtitles. The lead characters deliver great performances that drove the film's suspense and storyline. What I like about the film is the ending audios speeches of modern politicians which add a sense of importance to the film and makes you think that what happened years ago could happen again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Michael W This war movie was really good. Noel Czuczor, Peter Ondrejicka, John Hannah, and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job in this movie. This true story about two prisoners who escaped the Auschwitz concentration camp to report the atrocities and deaths of people at that camp was dramatic, intense, and tragic. It's about doing what's right to make sure that people are held accountable for their actions and to protect innocent people from getting murdered. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's a definite must see. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/27/23 Full Review Patryk G One of the best films of 2021, that was worthy of winning an Oscar. Unfortunately it didn't even get on the shortlist. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Nicolas M O filme é bom, porém perdeu a oportunidade de ser melhor desenvolvido. Vários pontos ficaram em aberto, dando a sensação de que o diretor não se importava muito com o espectador. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/01/23 Full Review philippe k Speaking about Holocaust is always tricky. Not being jewish (but a descendant of a resistant in France you've been caught and visited camps), I guess my remark is important. Seeing this film is absolutely killing the amazing story of Rudolf Vrba. He wrote a book where you will see a real hero. Entering into resistance at 17y.o., arriving in Auschwitz at the same age, surviving almost 2 years in this horror and being able to escape... This movie is a resume of one small part of the book, which has been modified inadequately, with wrong people, mistakes, and lies... We do not fell the hero, the mission, and the problems of war. Please do not see this movie and read the book "I escaped from auschwitz". If you want to understand Holocaust, continue with Shlomo Venezia "Sonderkommando", and finish with Filip Mueller "3 years in Auschwitz Sonderkommando" to read, see, and understand why we must not forget and forgive. Being non jewish, I guess that it is everybody's task to remember. I read critics mentioning that the movie was inadequate. I totally confirm and hope you will find the time, on pdf or on real paper, to read the book. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a wonderfully powerful movie. I have personally visited Dachau but haven’t yet visited Auschwitz. I noticed while at Dachau, that every single conversation I heard while walking through the camp was in English. I didn’t hear a single person speaking German, which was the exact opposite experience when traveling anywhere else in the Munich metro area. I assume from this that very few German citizens visit Dachau unless they are forced to do so for some reason. This is a lesson that the world can not learn too thoroughly. Holocaust movies should continue to be made for at least the next 200 years. However, I was very disappointed to see the strong Holocaust message of this powerful movie then watered down during the credits at the end of the movie by hearing the voices of proponents of border security presented as if border security is similar to genocide. It’s not. Every partisan divide shouldn’t be likened to the Holocaust. The producers of the movie built up tremendous capital by presenting this powerful and excellent movie based on actual events and then wasted much of that capital on petty partisan grievances at the end. Seriously? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This is the true story of Freddy and Walter -- two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning and with the help and the resilience of their inmates, they manage to escape. While the inmates, they had left behind, courageously stand their ground against the Nazi officers, the two men are driven on by the hope that their evidence could save lives. Emaciated and hurt, they make their way through the mountains back to Slovakia. With the help of chance encounters, they finally manage to cross the border and meet the resistance and The Red Cross. They compile a detailed report about the systematic genocide at the camp. However, with Nazi propaganda and international liaisons still in place, their account seems to be too harrowing to believe.
Director
Peter Bebjak
Screenwriter
Peter Bebjak, Tomás Bombík, Jozef Pastéka
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
Slovak
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 24, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2021
Runtime
1h 34m
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