The Last Musician of Auschwitz

How can there be music in the worst place in the world?

Told through the words of victims of Auschwitz who played and created music during the terrors of the Holocaust, this film shows how, in the most brutal and dehumanizing situations, music could be a lifeline, a way to give testimony, and even a way to resist. Woven throughout are new interpretations of musical works written by victims of the camp, mainly filmed at resonant locations in the environs of Auschwitz. Between them, they touch on themes of loss, longing, and cultural memory, and address head-on the barbaric and murderous regime at Auschwitz.

Programme Type: Film

Strand Type: Maverick Mondays

Director: Toby Trackman

Cast: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Raphael Wallfisch, Jonathan Freedland

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 89 minutes