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200444 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Against the Odds

200444 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Capt. Pilecki purposefully entered Auschwitz to establish an underground organization, contributing to various forms of resistance within the camps.

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Capt. Pilecki purposefully entered Auschwitz to establish an underground organization, contributing to various forms of resistance within the camps.

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Jedrzej Jonaszdirector

Maciej Jonaszwriter

Jeff Teravainen

Jeff Teravainencast

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Capt. Witold Pilecki infiltrated Auschwitz in 1940, aiming to form an underground network. Inside the camp, prisoners smuggled medicines and plotted escapes. In addition, sabotage efforts targeted German weapons factories, disrupting secret weapons programs. Preparations for rebellions took place amid the harsh conditions. Against the Odds presents these various forms of resistance in German concentration camps during World War II. The film runs for 44 minutes and was released in 2004.

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