Bau, Artist at War
“His art kept him alive. Her love kept him unbroken.”
2024•2h 10m•6.7•Released
DramaHistoryRomance
Based on the true story of Joseph and Rebecca Bau, whose wedding took place in the Plaszow concentration camp during WW2. Using his artistic skills, Joseph stays alive and helps hundreds to escape. Miraculously, he finds love in the midst of despair. Years later, when called to be a key witness in the trial of the brutal Nazi officer who tortured him and killed his father, Joseph is thrust back into vivid memories of the Holocaust. Now, he calls upon this love and resilience of spirit to face the ultimate demon of his past.
Director
Sean McNamara
Writer
Ronald Bass, Sonia Kifferstein, Deborah Smerecnik
Budget
$5M
Languages
English, German
Studio
BondIt Media Capital
Cast
Emile Hirsch
Joseph Bau
Inbar Lavi
Rebecca
Yan Tual
Franz Gruen
Adam Tsekhman
Itzhak Stern
Edward Foy
Oskar Schindler
Chris Cope
Mietek Pemper
Josh Blacker
Kommendant Goeth
Josh Zuckerman
Michael
Michael Benyaer
Saul
Ian Rozylo
Guard 1
Eugene Lipinski
Abraham Bau
Tori Griffith
Dyta
Aias Dalman
Michal
Pam Kearns
Cyla
Petar Gatsby
Guard 2
Production
Company
BondIt Media Capital
Company
Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment
Company
Busy Bee Film Production
Company
Iron Image Media
Company
Lost Science Productions
Company
Jeff Hays Films
Producer
Deborah Smerecnik
Producer
David Brookwell
Producer
Michelle P Griffith
Producer
Thomas Manning
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