I saw this film and I can't get it out of my head. It is supposed to be based on true events. Can anyone shed light on what the true events are? It is a fascinating story with an ending that could be the introduction to a whole new film.
shareI agree this is a fine film - I hope it gets a general release in the US. According to the screenwriter, who spoke after a showing a few months ago, the events depicted are close to the true story, although some parts have been fictionalized.
shareI've been wanting to see this one for a while now. The trailer looks amazing. Getting ahold of this one would be next to impossible for me until it gets a US distributor (fingers crossed).
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I hate the ending! What happend? Did they "fall in love" again? Did she go back to brooklyn to the doctor or who did she choose?
shareI don't know the true story ending but the letter she was writing to her husband suggests to me that she is going to visit Tomasz to put closure to the story. She kept her past secret from her family and it haunts her, while Tomasz' daughter knew of Hannah, and he seemed to have come to grips with the thought that she had died and he had moved on. She thanks her husband for allowing her to go and knowing that Tomasz is alive has set her free.
shareIn her letter, she says to her husband that he (the husband) is her one true love so all indications are she will return. The Wikipedia link given indicates that in real life they did not re-ignite their relationship.
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Here is, as they say, "the REST of the story" complete with the true names and details of the story:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/20100724-poland.ece
Just watched this movie on Netflix, and I highly recommend it. It's a fictionalized account of a true story, and I'm sure the escape was at least as hair-raising as it was depicted in the movie. Events afterward were not exactly as portrayed, but it's a wonderful movie!
Thomasz, whose real name was Jerzy Bielecki, wrote a book about his Auschwitz experiences, but as far as I can tell it's only in Polish and French at this point. Kto ratuje jedno życie... (He who saves one life...)by Jerzy Bielecki, published in 1990. Temoins dAuschwitz (French Edition), published in 1998.
Good lord, thanks Jennifer, I thought the film was a bit implausible, turns out it was true. That's heart-breaking, they both assumed the other was dead, and she nearly went back to him. She had a new life and a good man as a husband, children, and she still nearly went back.
shareher husband was dead at the time of the reunion, it was he who couldn't leave his family to be with her in NY. thank you for that link Jennifer.
shareAnd here is some more information and photos as well:
http://www.jerzybielecki.com/kto-ratuje-jedno-zycie.html
You can click "translate" and get a version in English (sort of!)
This amazing story is based on a true story. Some of the details have been fictionalized, but I don't think that takes anything away from it. Check out this article if you want to learn about what happened after they reunited. (Sorry, couldn't figure out how to make it into a link! You'll have to "copy & paste".)
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/20100724-poland.ece