Holocaust

The Champion of Auschwitz (Mistrz)

By Josiah Teal | August 2021

Inspired by a true story, writer/director Maciej Barczewski’s The Champion of Auschwitz (Mistrz) is about Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzkowski (Piotr Glowacki), the boxing champion of…

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Inspired by a true story, writer/director Maciej Barczewski's The Champion of Auschwitz (Mistrz) is about Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzkowski (Piotr Glowacki),...

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