I Was a Kapo (1963)
• January 1st, 1963 • 0h 27min
Documentary
Overview
A former inmate of the Auschwitz concentration camp, accused of being a kapo, is serving a life sentence. From the monologue to the camera, we learn the story of an average man destroyed in terrible times.
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