Little Andra and Tati Bucci, Italian Jews from Fiume, were 6 and 4 years old when, on March 29, 1944, they were deported to Auschwitz together with their mother, grandmother, aunt, and little cousin Sergio. They managed to survive the initial selections in the concentration camp because Dr. Mengele mistook them for twins and decided to take them to the Kinderblock, the barracks for children destined for eugenics experiments. The bond they formed with each other and the compassion of a female camp guard allowed the little sisters to survive until the liberation of the camp on January 27, 1945.
Direction
Rosalba Vitellaro turns 28 minutes into a lifetime.
Acting
Real sisters Andra and Tati narrate their own childhood horror.
Production
Gentle animation shields young viewers without sanitizing evil.
Director
Rosalba Vitellaro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Bucci sisters became among the youngest Auschwitz survivors to testify publicly; their memoir 'Siamo bambini sopravvissuti' shaped Italian Holocaust education.
Director Vitellaro spent years convincing the sisters to participate; they insisted on voicing their own adult selves, refusing proxy grief.
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