Surviving Auschwitz ( Victor Young Perez )

Surviving Auschwitz (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Victor Young Perez
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

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

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Bulgaria ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
France ( France, Benelux )
Israel ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Jacques Ouaniche

Written By:
Yoni Darmon
Jacques Ouaniche

Actors:
Brahim Asloum ..... Victor 'Young' Perez
Steve Suissa ..... Benjamin Perez
Isabella Orsini ..... Mireille Balin
Patrick Bouchitey ..... Léon Bellières
Davy Sardou ..... Maxo
Bruce Payne ..... Commandant Heinrich Schwarz
Pierre Henri Toubas ..... Brown
Romain Canonne ..... Marcel
Alaa Safi ..... Battling Mokhtar
Roma ..... Weiss
Colin Deleau ..... Kurtz
Albert Iluz ..... Jo Baranes
Dan Herzberg ..... Aldo Pullicino
Médéric Ory ..... Jeannot
Evelin Hagoel ..... La mère de Victor

Synopsis:

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.

Victor "Young" Perez , tells the astonishing, harrowing and incredible moving story of a Tunisian Jewish boxer, who became the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932. Perez started training as a boxer at age 14 along with his older brother Benjamin "Kid" Perez Perez rose to great fame via the help and guidance of Leon Bellier and had a brief relationship with French-Italian actress Mireille Balin. The 5'1", 110-pound Perez won the International Boxing Union's version of the World Flyweight crown with a 2nd-round knockout of American champion Frankie Genaro, ergo becoming the youngest world champion in boxing history ! Perez was arrested in Paris on September 21, 1943 and detained in the Drancy internment camp France, before being transported to Auschwitz where he was assigned to the Monowitz to serve as a slave laborer Victor Perez arrived at Auschwitz on October 10, 1943, as part of "Transport 60" a group of 1,000. He was held in AuschwitzIII/Monowitz. Whilst there he was forced to participate in boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazis. By 1945. Victor had survived 140 bouts in 15 months and won 139 !! Perez was one of the prisoners on the "Death March that left the camp on January 18, 1945.

VICTOR YOUNG PEREZ is a historical drama based on the true story of Victor Perez, who became a boxing world champion during the 30s in Paris and was married to a famous French actress. Because of his Jewish background he was deported to Auschwitz by the Nazis and had to fight there for the entertainment of the camp commander.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 April, 2016.

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