Victor Young Perez

Overview

Victor Perez was a Jewish boxer who became world flyweight champion in 1931 and 1932, but was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp when Paris fell to the Nazi s in 1943. While there he was forced into slave labour and made to participate in violent boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazi guards. Surviving Auschwitz tells Victors astonishing, harrowing, brutal and incredibly moving true story.

Director: Jacques Ouaniche

Cast

Brahim Asloum

Victor Young Perez

Steve Suissa

Benjamin Perez

Isabella Orsini

Mireille Balin

Patrick Bouchitey

Léon Bellières

Davy Sardou

Maxo

Bruce Payne

Commandant Heinrich Schwarz

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Pierre-Henri Toubas

Brown

Romain Canonne

Marcel

Alaa Safi

Battling Mokhtar

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Roma

Weiss