The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
04-12-22, 09:29 AM
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The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
Barry Levinson’s biographical drama stars Ben Foster as boxer Harry Haft, who looks to carry on after fighting to survive in the Holocaust.
When the Nazis invade Poland, Harry Haft is sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp. He is a powerfully built man, so a charming but sadistic Nazi officer offers him an impossible deal: fight fellow prisoners in the boxing ring for the amusement of his captors, or die. The winner of the bout survives to fight again. The loser is shot or sent to the gas chamber. How far will Harry’s will to live take him? What will he do to escape the death all around him?
Based on the book, Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano, by Alan Haft, the film is written by Justine Juel Gillmer (The 100), and features Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die), Peter Sarsgaard (Jackie), Saro Emirze (Wilsberg), Dar Zuzovsky (Hostages), Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and John Leguizamo (Latin History for Morons).
HBO releases The Survivor streaming on HBO Max starting April 27th, 2022.
When the Nazis invade Poland, Harry Haft is sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp. He is a powerfully built man, so a charming but sadistic Nazi officer offers him an impossible deal: fight fellow prisoners in the boxing ring for the amusement of his captors, or die. The winner of the bout survives to fight again. The loser is shot or sent to the gas chamber. How far will Harry’s will to live take him? What will he do to escape the death all around him?
Based on the book, Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano, by Alan Haft, the film is written by Justine Juel Gillmer (The 100), and features Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die), Peter Sarsgaard (Jackie), Saro Emirze (Wilsberg), Dar Zuzovsky (Hostages), Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and John Leguizamo (Latin History for Morons).
HBO releases The Survivor streaming on HBO Max starting April 27th, 2022.
04-12-22, 09:37 AM
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Re: The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
Didn't realize Barry Levinson was still making movies. This sounds like a real bummer but maybe still worth a watch on HBO. Good cast.
04-27-22, 08:54 PM
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Re: The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
This is now up on HBO Max.
04-28-22, 06:38 AM
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Re: The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
I had no idea what this was and caught about 5 brutal minutes of a "boxing" match while flipping thru channels last night. Not sure I could or would want to stomach such an awful subject in one of the worst times in history. The cast is fantastic, I might give it a shot if I'm already having a depressing day.
04-29-22, 12:02 AM
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Re: The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
At first thought it was going to be a remake of the Willem Dafoe movie, "Triumph of the Spirit" - which is also about a boxer in the camps. This one wasn't too bad. The boxing scenes were pretty realistic and brutal.
The ending was sad in regards to the woman he searched for.
The ending was sad in regards to the woman he searched for.
04-30-22, 02:09 PM
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Re: The Survivor (2022, D: Levinson) S: Foster, Krieps, Magnussen, Sarsgaard, DeVito, Leguizamo
This on regular HBO tonight. Reviews are good. Barry Levinson directing and Vicky Krieps = sold
