I Was a Kapo

I Was a Kapo (1963)

January 1st, 19630h 27min

Documentary
57%

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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