Richard van Weyden and Mario Casas in The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018)

The Photographer of Mauthausen

Original title: El fotógrafo de Mauthausen
Movie2018• TV-MA• 1h 50m
BiographyDramaHistoryThrillerWar
⭐ 6.8 / 10(14,024)

Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.

Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
1h 50m
Released
2018
Country
Spain

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Release year: 2018

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Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.

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Did you know

• During the party scene, the cast held ice inside their mouths between shots to cool down their breath, so it wouldn't show on camera. It was -7 °C (19.4°F).

• Ziereis actually killed around forty prisoners on his son's birthday.

• The party scene is supposed to be set in Austria in spring, however it was shot in Budapest during winter. It snowed heavily the previous day and the art department had to melt the snow before the shoot.

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⭐ 8/10

Slow buildup but ultimately chilling

👍 56 · 12/29/2019
⭐ 7/10

Brooding film retelling the merciless and ruthless life of the inmates who lived in the camp of Mauthausen

👍 18 · 8/5/2020
⭐ 8/10

A film that will suck you into a nightmare that really did come true

👍 24 · 3/9/2019

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2.35 : 1
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