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Robert M. YoungKamera:
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Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, Kelly Wolf, Costas Mandylor, Kario Salem, Hartmut Becker, Burkhard Heyl, Maria Probosz (mehr)Inhalte(1)
World War II was the time. Auschwitz was the place. Survival was the prize. Boxer Salamo Arouch (Dafoe) is interned in the Nazi death campwith his family and friends. For the amusement of his captors, Salamo is forced to fight his fellowinmates brutal contests that send the loser to the gas showers. Salamo's prowess in the ring is both his salvation and his nightmare, as his "victories" condemn others to death. Still he fights on, hoping he might somehow save his father his friends perhaps even his soul. (Verleiher-Text)
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Eine weitere Kriegsgeschichte, die von der damaligen Popularität des Boxens profitiert, die auch unter schwierigsten Bedingungen nicht nachließ. Diesmal verfolgen wir das Schicksal des griechischen Mittelgewichtsmeisters Salam Arouch. Neben einer Reihe anderer ähnlicher Filme kann man auch den Comic-Roman "Der Boxer - Die wahre Geschichte des Hertzko Haft" von Reinhard Kleist empfehlen.
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A powerful film about how boxers fared when they were sent to a concentration camp during World War II. It beautifully showcases the power of the Nazis, as they found a way to entertain themselves, forcing people to fight for their lives in a different way. Willem Dafoe demonstrates his acting mastery here.
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