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The Auschwitz Report

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The Auschwitz Report
Promotional release poster
SlovakSpráva
Directed byPeter Bebjak
Written by
  • Jozef Pastéka
  • Tomás Bombík
  • Peter Bebjak
Produced by
  • Rast'o Sesták
  • Peter Bebjak
Starring
  • Noel Czuczor
  • Peter Ondrejička
  • Jan Nedbal
  • Florian Panzner
  • Christoph Bach
  • Lars Rudolph
  • Wojciech Mecwaldowski
  • John Hannah
CinematographyMartin Žiaran
Edited byMarek Kráľovský
Music byMario Schneider
Production
company
D.N.A. Production
Distributed by
Release date
  • 28 January 2021 (2021-01-28) (Slovakia)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesSlovakia
Czech Republic
Poland
Germany[1]
LanguagesSlovak
Czech
Polish
German
English

The Auschwitz Report (Slovak: Správa) is a 2021 historical drama war film directed by Peter Bebjak who co-wrote the script with Jozef Pastéka & Peter Bebjack. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] It is a co-production between Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.

Plot

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The film is based on the true story of Rudolf Vrba 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, Slovakia, 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.[3]

Cast

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  • Noel Czuczor as Freddy
  • Peter Ondrejička as Valér
  • John Hannah as Warren
  • Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Kozlowski
  • Jacek Beler as Heršek
  • Jan Nedbal as Pavel
  • Christoph Bach as Schwarzhuber
  • Florian Panzner as Lausmann
  • Michal Režný as Marcel
  • Kamil Nożyński as Juzek
  • Aleksander Mincer as Kaczmarek
  • Ksawery Szlenkier as Adamek

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SLOVAKIA SELECTS "THE AUSCHWITZ REPORT" AS OSCAR CANDIDATE". www.betacinema.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Slovensko pošle do boja o Oscara film Správa". Omediach. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Slovak Historical Drama The Report to Be Released in USA". Film New Europe. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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