A trailer, poster and images have been released for the WWII drama The Champion of Auschwitz. Directed by Maciej Barczewski, the film tells the true story of Polish boxer Tadeuz “Teddy” Pietryzkowski (Piotr Głowacki) and his fight for survival during his three-year imprisonment in Auschwitz; take a look here…
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.
The Champion of Auschwitz arrives in UK cinemas on September 3rd.