Out of the Ashes (2003)

Directed by

Joseph Sargent

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Holocaust survivor named Gisella Perl was a doctor in Auschwitz. The film shows her experiences during and after the war as she struggled to rebuild her life.

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What happens

Out of the Ashes is a 2003 American made-for-television biographical drama film that was released by Showtime. It is a dramatization of the life of Holocaust concentration camp survivor Gisella Perl and is based on her book I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz. The film is dedicated to the memory of Richard Crenna, who died three months before it was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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