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Victor Young Perez

Victor Young Perez

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Victor Young Perez

2013

1h 43m

5.9(22 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Nimar Studios

Noé Productions

France 3 Cinéma

CNC

France Télévisions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Brahim Asloum

Brahim Asloum

Victor Young Perez

Steve Suissa

Steve Suissa

Benjamin Perez

Isabella Orsini

Isabella Orsini

Mireille Balin

Patrick Bouchitey

Patrick Bouchitey

Léon Bellières

Davy Sardou

Davy Sardou

Maxo

Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Commandant Heinrich Schwarz

Pierre-Henri Toubas

Brown

Romain Canonne

Romain Canonne

Marcel

Alaa Safi

Alaa Safi

Battling Mokhtar

Roma

Weiss

Creative team

Directed by: Jacques Ouaniche
Written by: Yoni Darmon
Jacques Ouaniche
Produced by: Jacques Ouaniche
Jean-Dominique Chouchan

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