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'The Champion of Auschwitz' set to hit cinemas in Poland

23.08.2021 23:30
"The Champion of Auschwitz," a powerful film based on the true story of boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, is set to hit cinemas in Poland this week.
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Tadeusz Pietrzykowski
Tadeusz PietrzykowskiPhotos: Press Kit

Pietrzykowski was 23 and Poland's second-best bantamweight fighter when in 1940 he arrived with the first transport of prisoners to the newly created Auschwitz concentration camp.

He was forced to fight for Nazi entertainment there in order to survive.

"The Champion of Auschwitz" is due to be released in Poland on August 27. "The Champion of Auschwitz" will hit cinemas in Poland on Friday. Image: Press Kit

The movie, directed by Maciej Barczewski, is due to be released in Poland on August 27.

The music is by Bartosz Chajdecki, the author of scores to a number of hit films and television series, such as Gods and Time of Honour.

He spoke to Radio Poland's Elżbieta Krajewska about his part in the making of The Champion of Auschwitz.

Listen to the interview by clicking on the audio player above.