The Champion of Auschwitz

The story of the prewar boxing champion Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzykowski, who in 1940 arrives with the first transport of prisoners to the newly created Auschwitz concentration camp. There, camp officers force him to fight for his and other prisoners' lives. However, with every win, he strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. When the camp authorities notice the growing resistance, a confrontation becomes inevitable.