Mistrz

Found this on a streaming site & decided to give it a go. Thank god I did. It's a "small" film that tells a big story set in Auschwitz. I was hooked from the opening scene and sat spellbound for 90 minutes. The acting, directing, cinematography, set design are all spot on. I went in thinking this is a fictional story set in a real place, but at the end it says the events of the film are true. IDK if they are or aren't or the exact details are true or not. What I know is this is a moving film, with a simple story set within the confines of a literal he** on Earth. Proof you can tell a great story in 90 minutes. If you're looking at it & wondering if you should watch it....don't think, clear your mind, stay away from social media and for an hour and a half you will be witness to a powerful film.

I don't care what anybody else says. This was an outstanding movie and I started crying at the end! Thank you! It was also so inspiring that it led me to write my very first review for a movie, so attaboy. If I were to critique the film's whole then all I would say is the fighting could've been a little more up to par, but other than that I honestly loved the movie. I'm here mostly as a fan that enjoyed the entirety of both how the main character tricked me because I didn't recognize who the actor was until I seen the credits and how he blended in with the storyline and environment! Outstanding work. Glad to be here!!!

I loved it, I didn't take my eyes of the screen for one second. It made a lot of people cry in the audience. A must watch.

This is a tale of how a skill can make one's miserable enslaved existence more beneficial for the self and others. The skill saves some innocent and destroys some too; but no matter how hard the predicament might seem, there is always something to fight for. Dramatic near-death and comeback resurrection are truly inspiring.

Based on the true story of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, a real-life Polish boxer who became famous for his nearly undefeated strings of victories in the Nazi concentration camps.

The film also stars Rafal Zawierucha, Marcin Czarnik and Marian Dziedziel. The music was composed by Bartosz Chajdecki. This is the first full-length movie directed by Barczewski.

The Polish title of the movie is Mistrz, "The Master".

The movie was released in English-speaking countries as The Champion of Auschwitz.

The film shows the grim life of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski(played Piotr Glowacki) in the concentration camp where he was held. By a lucky coincidence he is drafted in a boxing match due to his boxing ability and starts winning matches. From then onward his legend begins to grow...

This movie is not for the faint of heart. The prisoners in the film are depicted with brutal realism. All the atrocities done to them by the Gestapo are portrayed as accurately as possible.

I began to weep at some of the scenes, thanking my stars that I was not born in such an age of hatred of humankind.

Verdict: 10/10. A triumph in film-making. You should also see: Triumph of the Spirit 1989 based on the true story of Greek boxer Salamo Arouch and The Survivor 2021 based on the true story of boxer Harry Haft who survived the camps and went on to box the legendary undefeated boxer Rocky Marciano.