Kazik and the Kommander's Car ( Kazik & the Kommander's Car )

Kazik and the Kommander's Car (DVD) (*)

~~$28.99~~ $25.98

Original Title: Kazik & the Kommander's Car
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
118 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Hannah Lovell

Written By:
Hannah Lovell

Actors:
Hannah Lovell

Synopsis:

On June 20th 1942, Kazik Piechowski, then a Polish boy scout, and three other prisoners, disguised themselves as SS officers, stole the commandant's car, and escaped from Auschwitz. This short documentary follows the songwriter Katy Carr's visit to Poland in August 2009 to meet Kazik, now 90, and play him her song 'Kommander's Car', a tribute to his do-or-die escape. Through Kazik's strong and moving response to Katy's song, we have a direct window into his memory and experience of the last 80 metres of his escape, where he and the other prisoners have driven to the outside checkpoint of Auschwitz, and all their lives depend upon five seconds of daring and inspiration.

On June 20th 1942, Kazimierz 'Kazik' Piechowski, a Polish boy scout, and three other political prisoners, disguised themselves as SS officers and drove out of Auschwitz, the German Nazi concentration camp. 'Kazik and the Kommander's Car' commemorates the 70th anniversary of Kazik's escape. Songwriter Katy Carr visits Gdansk, Poland to meet Kazik (b. 1919), and plays him her tribute song 'Kommander's Car'. Through Kazik's powerful response to the song, he shares his memories of the last do-or-die moments of the escape where the impossible became possible.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 February, 2012.