Fighter (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Amir Bar-Lev |
| Starring |
Jan Wiener Arnošt Lustig |
| Distributed by | First Run Features |
Release dates | 2000 |
Fighter is a documentary film about Arnošt Lustig (1926–2011)[1] and Jan Wiener (1920–2010),[2] two Jews who return to Europe to revisit the past.
A survivor of Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald, Lustig was a Prague-based journalist and author. The German-born Wiener escaped from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and joined the Royal Air Force in Italy. The film retraces Wiener's escape route, and visits Theresienstadt (where Wiener's mother died), Auschwitz, and Buchenwald. It received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Newport International Film Festival, and the audience award at the Hamptons International Film Festival.[3]
References
- ↑ "Czech Jewish writer Arnost Lustig dies". České noviny (Czech News Agency). 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ "Jan Wiener, Who Fought in Britain's Air Force After Fleeing Nazis, Dies at 90" Los Angeles Times 26 November 2010
- ↑ Official site
External links
- "Fighter"
- "Fighter" at AllMovie
- Fighter at the Internet Movie Database
Films about Jews and Judaism
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