The Photographer of Mauthausen
Taste attributes: dramahistorythrillerhistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Based on an incredible real story"
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious thriller, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of negatives, with the purpose of showing the freed world the atrocities committed by the Nazis, exhaustively documented. He will be a key witness during the Nuremberg Trials.
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
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