Fight For Hope In The Champion of Auschwitz UK Trailer

76 years after World War II, we’re still learning about the horrific stories, stories of bravery about the war. In September we watch The Champion of Auschwitz, the incredible true story of the boxing champ who fought for his life in Auschwitz.

Today Parkland Entertainment has released the Official UK Trailer which you can check out below.

The film is directed by Maciej Barczzewski who is the grandson of Holocaust survivors. His film tells the unknown story of one of the first inmates of camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and prisoner number #77…Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski. During his 3 years in imprisonment he was forced to fight for his survival becoming a symbol of hope for victory over Nazi terror.

It is 1940. The first transport of prisoners arrives at the newly created concentration camp Auschwitz. One of them is Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, pre-war boxing champion of Warsaw. The camp officers force him to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives. However, his every win strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. Auschwitz officers notice the growing resistance. The confrontation with the authorities of the camp becomes inevitable.

‘The Champion’ tells an unknown story of one of the first inmates of camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, prisoner number 77. During his 3-year stay in the camp, Tadeusz ‘Teddy’ Pietrzykowski fought over 40 victorious duels, becoming a symbol of hope for victory over Nazi terror. His on-screen history has been documented in detail based on archival statements of former prisoners of Auschwitz and the memories of the boxer himself.

The film stars Piotr Glowacki, Jan Szydlowski and Grzegorz Malecki.

The Champion of Auschwitz will be released in select UK and Irish cinemas from 3rd September. This is also the same date the film will be released in Poland domestically.