Title: Bau: Artist at War
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Written by: Deborah Smerecnik, Ron Bass, Sonia Kifferstein, Marc Griffith, and Michelle P Griffith
Based on the novel by: Joseph Bau
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Inbar Lavi, and Yan Tual
Release Date: 9/26/2025
Running Time: 130 minutes
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The true story of Joseph Bau, a man who defied the darkness of the Holocaust with art, humor, and an unbreakable spirit. A gifted artist and master forger, Joseph risked his life to save others, using his talent to create false documents that helped fellow prisoners escape certain death. But in the depths of despair, he discovered something even more powerful…love. In the Plaszow concentration camp, amid relentless brutality, Joseph met Rebecca – a woman whose courage matched his own. Their secret wedding, held in the very heart of hell itself, was a defiant act of love in the face of unimaginable horror—an event later immortalized in Schindler’s List. Years later, when Joseph is called to testify against the sadistic Nazi officer who tormented him, he is forced to relive the horrors of his past. But through it all, he draws strength from the love that saved him, the art that sustained him, and the unyielding will that kept him alive.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No
Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No
Note: Pictures and notes on Joseph, Rebecca, and their familiy’s lives after the war are shown.
Special thanks to Frank and Michael for this submission
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