El historical film “Sobibor” It is based on the history of lifting the Sobibor extermination camp during World War II. The Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky, who was a prisoner of war in that field, He managed to do the impossible: organize a revolt and mass escape of prisoners. Many of them died, but nevertheless, the rest under the leadership of Pechersky managed to join the Partisans.

 

Russian film 'Sobibor', whose plot relates the uprising, headed by Alexander Pechersky, in the homonymous concentration camp located in Poland 1943, He had a special screening in several countries, including Mexico.

The Russian Embassy in Mexico, in collaboration with the UNAM film library They made it happen, and Ambassador, Sr. Eduard Malayán, It provided a timely introduction of filme, with the large attendance of young Mexicans to this projection.

This historical film, directed by Konstantin Khabensky, It aims to honor the Soviet Alexander Pechersky, because in life you will not recognize the feat that led.

Alexander Pechersky born in Kremenchug, Ukraine 1919, but he grew up in Rostov, Russia. He devoted himself to music and theater until he enlisted in the Army in 1941. That same year he was taken prisoner.

In 1942 He tried to escape with four other prisoners, but they failed and were sent to the camp and then a Borysov to Minsk. During a checkup, they discovered he was Jewish.

He was sent to field Sheroka Street in Minsk, and subsequently Sobibor.

The 24 of September, I wrote in my diary: “We are in the camp of Sobibor, We got up at 5.00 a.m, We take a quart of warm water, but not bread. At 5.30 we have, to 6.00 we go to work, in columns of three, Russian Jews are at the forefront, then Polish, Czech and Dutch.[…] I remember when the SS man, Frenzel, He commanded us to sing, Cybulski walked beside me, “What are we going to sing?”, I wonder, and I answered: “We only know one song: Yesli Zavtra Voyna“. It was a Russian patriotic song. He gave us hope for freedom.

The film 'Sobibor', Russian actor and director Konstantin Khabensky, Russia will be the candidate in the category of Best Foreign Language Film of the next edition of the Oscars.

Data sheet

Dramatic Film / Historical novel ‧ 1h 50m

Release date: 3 May 2018 (Russia)

Director: Konstantin Jabenski

Music composed by: kuzma Bodrov

Produced by: Aynulov to Elmira, nataliya Doroshkevich, Kestutis Drazdauskas, Mariya Zhuromskaya

Script: Aleksandr Adabashyan, Tchernakova Anna