Slovakia's Oscar submission for best international film tells the true
story of two Auschwitz prisoners (Noel Czuczor and Peter Ondrejicka) who
escaped hell and provided a rare first-hand and shocking report of genocide
at the camp. After meticulous planning and with the help and resilience of
their fellow prisoners, they manage to escape. While the inmates they had
left behind courageously stand their ground against the Nazi camp officers,
the two men are driven to survive by the hope that their evidence could
save lives. Emaciated and hurt, they make their way through the rugged
mountains back to Slovakia ready to share their horrific report to the
United States Red Cross. Gripping and harrowing at every turn, The
Auschwitz Escape honours the power of truth in a world that might not be
ready to hear it.
