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Francisco Boix: A Photographer in Hell

Francisco Boix: un fotógrafo en el infierno2000

Overview

In 1939, just finished the Spanish Civil War, Spanish republican photographer Francesc Boix escapes from Spain; but is captured by the Nazis in 1940 and imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp, in Austria, a year later. There, he works as a prisoner in the SS Photographic Service, hiding, between 1943 and 1945, around 20,000 negatives that later will be presented as evidence during several trials conducted against Nazi war criminals after World War II.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 2000
Original language
Spanish
Spoken languages
English, Catalan, Spanish, French
Countries
Spain
Cinematography
Llorenç Soler
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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