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This truth-based war film is about the Jewish Fénelon. She is arrested and taken to Auschwitz concentration camp. The prisoners stay there under terrible conditions. They are beaten and tortured, robbed, humiliated, shaved and then brutally murdered. Fénelon is recognized as a famous musician and can therefore play in the women's orchestra of Auschwitz. This means postponement of death; the daily torture and humiliation just continue. Gradually, the women discover that playing for the Nazis robs them of their very last bit of dignity. Does staying alive compensate for everyday suffering? This impressive film along the lines of Schindler's List and Sophie's Choice takes a look at the horrors in Hitler's camps. Only through superhuman strength and perseverance is survival an option in a hell without hope.
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