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Triumph of the Spirit

Where:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇵🇱 Poland

When:

The 1940s

Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp. There he was permitted to survive as long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and brother were also held as insurance that he would continue to fight.

Released in 1989 — 120 minutes

Genres:

Drama War

Languages:

English German