Sobibor (film)
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Directed by | Konstantin Khabensky |
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Cinematography | Ramunas Greicius |
Edited by | Yuriy Troyankin |
Music by | Kuzma Bodrov |
Production companies | Cinema Production[2] Fetisov Illusion |
Distributed by | Karoprokat[3] |
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Country | Russia |
Languages | Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Yiddish |
Budget | $2.4 million[4] |
Box office | $5.1 million[5][6] |
Sobibor (
Plot
The film is based on the
Cast
- Aleksandr Ilyin — Andrey
- Konstantin Khabenskiy – Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky
- Christopher Lambert – Karl Frenzel
- Michalina Olszańska – Hanna (Cameo appearance)
- Wolfgang Cerny – Gustav Wagner
- Maximilian Dirr - Johann Niemann
- Mariya Kozhevnikova — Selma
- Philippe Reinhardt – Siegfried Graetschus
- Felice Jankell – Luca
- Mindaugas Papinigis - Berg
- Saulius Balandis - Josef Wölf
- Dirk Martens - Rudolf Beckmann
Production
Initially the project was titled "Legend of the Escape".[10] In early reports, Andrei Malyukov was credited as director,[11] but at a press conference in September 2017, it was revealed that Khabensky in fact directed the film.[12]
Principal photography took place near Vilnius, Lithuania.[10]
Release
Samuel Goldwyn Films has secured North American distribution rights.[13] The U.S. release date is April 2, 2019.[14]
Reception
Box office
Sobibor grossed $0 in North America and $5.1 million in other territories,[5][6] against a production budget of $2.4 million.[4]
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[15]
Inaccuracy
Pechersky was captured by the Germans in October 1941, not in 1943. Sobibor was the site of one of two (not the only) successful uprisings by Jewish
There are several inaccuracies with the place and cause of death of the particular SS-Totenkopfverbände members killed in the revolt.
- SS-Oberscharführerhowever his real rank should be of an SS-Untersturmführer.
- SS-Unterscharführer Walter "Ryba" Hochberg is referred to as "Berg" in the movie, following Alexander Pechersky's mistaken recollection. However, Hochberg's death occurred in the camp's garage rather than the tailor's workshop.
- SS-Oberscharführer Karl Frenzelwas not wounded during the revolt.
- There are also inaccuracies in the decorations which Frenzel is shown as wearing: his uniform displays the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class, and the ribbon for the second class award of the same decoration, as well as the ribbon for the Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918. He is also shown in some scenes as wearing the Baltic Cross, an unofficial Freikorpsdecoration. The real Frenzel was born in 1911, and so was unable to have earned any of these decorations.
The gas chambers at the camp were not partially underground as depicted, nor were there in-built crematorium as in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The bodies were removed and either buried or burnt on open-air pyres.[16] The Schlauch (or "Tube") that led to the gas chamber was not underground but an outdoor fenced path covered in branches. Leon Felhendler also did not die during the escape.
See also
- Escape from Sobibor — 1987 television film about the same topic.
- List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Russian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b Denis Korsakov. "10 российских фильмов 2018 года: Козловский уходит в тренеры, а Хабенский рассказывает о восстании в концлагере" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- ^ "Sobibor". Cinema Production.
- Russian News Agency TASS.
- ^ a b "СОБИБОР". KinoBusiness.
- ^ a b "Sobibor (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sobibor (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Константин Хабенский стал режиссером фильма "Собибор"" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
- ^ "Константин Хабенский дебютировал в роли режиссера" (in Russian). OK!.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (10 September 2018). "Oscars: Russia Selects 'Sobibor' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Фильм "Легенда о побеге" с Хабенским и Ламбертом выйдет в прокат весной" (in Russian). RIA Novosti.
- ^ "В Литве начались съемки "Легенды о побеге" с Хабенским и Ламбертом" (in Russian). RIA Novosti.
- ^ "Картина о побеге из концлагеря "Собибор" стала режиссерским дебютом Константина Хабенского" (in Russian). TASS.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (November 23, 2018). "Samuel Goldwyn Takes U.S. Rights to Russian Oscar Entry 'Sobibor'". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ Billington, Alex (March 1, 2019). "Official Trailer for 'Sobibor' About a Soviet Escaping from a Nazi Camp". First Showing. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ "Sobibor (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- OCLC 45729008.
External links
- Official website
- Sobibor at IMDb
- Sobibor at Rotten Tomatoes
- Sobibor at AllMovie
- Sobibor at Metacritic