The Survivor (2021)

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Genre

biographical film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 206 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Harry Haft, a Jewish boxer who survived Auschwitz by fighting other prisoners. After the war, he struggles with trauma and tries to build a new life in America.

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What happens

The Survivor is a 2021 biographical drama film directed by Barry Levinson from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer. Ben Foster stars as Harry Haft, a real-life survivor of the Nazi Germany Auschwitz concentration camp, where he boxed fellow inmates to survive. Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, and Danny DeVito co-star. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, and was released on HBO on April 27, 2022. The film received positive reviews from critics, particularly for Foster's lead performance. The film was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Television Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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