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Films screening at this event

Victor Young Perez

Director
Jacques Ouaniche
Country
Bulgaria, France, Israel
Year
2013
Duration
103 min

Epic historical drama charting the true story of Victor Perez, world champion boxing star of 1930s Paris, who was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he had to fight for the entertainment of the camp commanders.

Victor ‘Young’ Perez was a Tunisian Jewish star – the youngest world champion in boxing history. Director Jacques Ouaniche charts Perez’s glory days in Paris.