''The Auschwitz Report'' ( sk, Správa) is a 2021 Slovak
drama film
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directed by
Peter Bebjak. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
93rd Academy Awards
The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on April 25, 202 ...
, but it was not nominated.
Plot
The film is based on the true story of
Rudolf Vrba
Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba (born Walter Rosenberg; 11 September 1924 – 27 March 2006) was a Slovak-Jewish biochemist who, as a teenager in 1942, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. He escaped from the c ...
and
Alfréd Wetzler, two prisoners at the
Auschwitz concentration camp who manage to escape with details about the camp's operation including a label from a canister of the pesticide
Zyklon-B, used in the murders there. Once across the border into
Žilina
Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, they are asked by the resistance to type up their recollections, which later becomes known as the
Vrba-Wetzler report. The pair are eventually introduced to a representative from the Red Cross, who despite disbelief at their claims agrees to pass on the report to the allies.
Cast
* Noel Czuczor as Freddy
* Peter Ondrejička as Valér
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John Hannah as Warren
* Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Kozlowski
* Jacek Beler as Heršek
*Jan Nedbal as Pavel
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Christoph Bach as Schwarzhuber
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Florian Panzner
Florian Panzner (born 20 July 1976) is a German actor who has been active since 1999.
Life and career
Panzner studied at the University of Film and Television Potsdam-Babelsberg. In 2000, he played the role of Truffaldino in the comedy ''The S ...
as Lausmann
* Michal Režný as Marcel
* Kamil Nożyński as Juzek
*Aleksander Mincer as Kaczmarek
*Ksawery Szlenkier as Adamek
See also
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Pilecki's Report
Witold's Report, also known as Pilecki's Report, is a report about the Auschwitz concentration camp written in 1943 by Witold Pilecki, a Polish military officer and member of the Polish resistance. Pilecki volunteered in 1940 to be imprisoned i ...
is a report about the Auschwitz concentration camp written in 1943 by
Witold Pilecki
Witold Pilecki (13 May 190125 May 1948; ; codenames ''Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh, Witold'') was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader.
As a youth, Pilecki joined Polish underground s ...
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Vrba–Wetzler report
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List of Slovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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2021 films
2021 drama films
Slovak drama films
Slovak-language films
German drama films
Czech drama films
Czech World War II films
German World War II films
Slovak World War II films
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