Rent Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1991)

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Synopsis:
In July 1941 Jan, a young Silesian, manages to escape from the concentration camp at Auschwitz. In revenge for this one fugitive, camp commandant Fritsch condemns ten prisoners to the starvation bunker. When one of them collapses under this sentence of death, the Franciscan priest, Maximillian Maria Kolbe, sacrifices his own life instead. From now on, Jan is not only fleeing the Gestapo, but also guilt for his involvement in Kolbe's death. For the rest of his life he will remain a prisoner of Auschwitz - in another, higher, sense. After his escape, Jan will be confronted by the life of Maximillian Kolbe.
In addition to Jan - torn between wanting to forget and fascination with Kolbe's behaviour - another key character emerges: Brother Anselm, a young Franciscan priest, who quietly and staunchly ensures Kolbe's beatification by Pope Paul VI.
Actors:
, , , , , , Markus Vogelbacher, Grazyna Strachota, ,
Directors:
Producers:
Roswitha Frankenhauser, Michal Szczerbic
Writers:
Jan Józef Szczepanski, Krzysztof Zanussi
Aka:
Zycie za zycie
Studio:
Eureka
Genres:
Drama
Collections:
New waves of Polish Cinema, What to watch by country
Countries:
Germany
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/07/2004
Run Time:
90 minutes
Languages:
German Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour

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