As World War II rages on, Villi and Colette are captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. Imprisoned within separate compounds, the lovers must risk their lives to be together again.
Cinematography
Auschwitz's gray geometry filmed with unexpected intimacy.
Production
Authentic camp reconstruction—reportedly filmed at Theresienstadt.
Director
Milan Cieslar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Arnošt Lustig's novel 'A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova'—Lustig was himself an Auschwitz survivor.
The film's restrained emotional register mirrors how survivors often described dissociation as survival mechanism.
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