Sobibor
Synopsis (Short)
"Sobibor" is based on the history of the Sobibór extermination camp uprising during WWII and Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky. When he was a POW in Sobibor, he managed to do the impossible - to organize a revolt and mass escape of the prisoners. Many of the escapees were later caught and died - the rest led by Pechersky managed to join the partisans.
Synopsis (Long)
“Sobibor” tells the story about the only successful revolt in a Nazi death camp during World War II. The rebellion, led by the Soviet prisoner Alexander Pechersky, took place in the Nazi death camp Sobibor, located in Poland, in 1943. The movie focuses on Pecherky and the difficult choices he makes to organize the rebellion and escape. He risks many lives, including his own, to set free hundreds of Jewish prisoners. These very different people show equal heroism and courage and are united by the desire to live.
Written By
Anna Chernakova
Michael Edelstein
Ilya Vasiliev
Director
Konstantin Khabensky
Produced By
Elmira Aynulova
Sergei Bespalov
Gleb Fetisov
Anton Neichel
Ilya Vasiliev
Mariya Zhuromskaya
Executive Producer:
Maria Mikhailova
Cast
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Christopher Lambert
Mariya Kozhevnikova
Michalina Olszanska
Philippe Reinhardt
Maximilian Dirr
