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2025 Drama History Romance 2h 10m

Bau, Artist at War

"His art kept him alive. Her love kept him unbroken."

Based on the true story of Joseph and Rebecca Bau whose wedding took place in the Plaszow concentration camp during WW2. Using his artistic skills in the camps, Joseph stays alive and helps hundreds to escape. Miraculously, he finds love in the midst of despair. Years later, when called to be a key witness in the trial of the brutal Nazi officer who tortured him and killed his father, Joseph is thrust back into vivid memories of the Holocaust. Now, he calls upon this love and resilience of spirit to face the ultimate demon of his past.

3.9 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Emile Hirsch

Joseph Bau

Inbar Lavi

Rebecca

Yan Tual

Franz Gruen

Adam Tsekhman

Itzhak Stern

Edward Foy

Oskar Schindler

Chris Cope

Mietek Pemper

Josh Blacker

Kommendant Goeth

Josh Zuckerman

Michael

Michael Benyaer

Saul

Ian Rozylo

Guard 1

Eugene Lipinski

Abraham Bau

Tori Griffith

Dyta

Aias Dalman

Michal

Pam Kearns

Cyla

Petar Gatsby

Guard 2

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