CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 32m

To Live and Survive

The Story of Erich Finsches

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The documentary portrays Erich Finsches, a true Viennese original and Holocaust survivor. Based on over six years of collected material by director Matthias Jaklitsch, who supported Erich on his travels, the film shows him as a positive, humorous, but also argumentative and unique personality in all his humanity. At 97, Erich continues to tirelessly advocate for remembrance of the past, attending memorial ceremonies and schools to spread his message of "Never Again." Instead of a traditional "eyewitness narrative," the film not only documents Erich's life, his youth during Nazi persecution, and his rebuilding of a new life after the war, but also the relationship between the director and the protagonist.

Directed byMatthias Ramon Jaklitsch

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
EN
Released
November 27, 2025

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2 credited
Starring

Matthias Ramon Jaklitsch

Erich Finsches

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Directed by
Matthias Ramon Jaklitsch
Produced by
Jasmin Hagendorfer
Jasmin Hagendorfer
Günther Friesinger

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