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Victor Young Perez (2013)

Victor Young Perez (2013)

Drama History
Release Date: 2013, November 20
Directors: Jacques Ouaniche
Countries: Bulgaria, France, Israel
Production: Nimar Studios, Noé Productions, Mazel Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Transfax Film Productions, Greenhouse Media Investment, Mr. Significant Films, Neyrac Films, CNC, France Télévisions
Cast: Alaa Safi, Wolfgang Pissors, Vladimir Kolev, Kamen Ivanov, Steve Suissa, Dan Herzberg, Albert Iluz, Bruce Payne, Sava Dragunchev, Yoana Bukovska-Davidova, Panayot Tzanev, Patrick Bouchitey

Overview:

Victor Perez was a Jewish boxer who became world flyweight champion in 1931 and 1932, but was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp when Paris fell to the Nazi s in 1943. While there he was forced into slave labour and made to participate in violent boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazi guards. Surviving Auschwitz tells Victors astonishing, harrowing, brutal and incredibly moving true story.

Keywords:

boxing