
Triumph of the Spirit(1989)
During World War II, Salamo Arouch, a passionate boxer, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Soon, he is forced to box against his fellow prisoners for the sake of entertainment.


“Some fight to win. He fought to live.”
Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.

Ben Foster
Harry Haft

Billy Magnussen
Schneider

Vicky Krieps
Miriam Wofsoniker

Peter Sarsgaard
Emory Anderson

Saro Emirze
Peretz Haft

Danny DeVito
Charley Goldman

John Leguizamo
Bill "Pepe" Miller

Dar Zuzovsky
Leah Krichinsky

Laurent Papot
Jean

Paul Bates
Louis Barclay
The Survivor is a history, action, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of concentration camp, world war ii, boxer, trauma, concentration camp survivor, boxing. Directed by Barry Levinson, it stars Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Vicky Krieps. Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
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