Making The Film
'When I first met Stanisław Zalewski, I was immediately taken by his personality and his life story. At the same time, the question arose in my mind: how can it be that someone who has so much to tell – and is still able to do so thanks to his exceptionally perceptive memory – has never had the opportunity to reach a broad, international audience as the protagonist of a documentary film in order to bear witness, especially in times like these, to what it can lead to “when a human stops being a human to another human”.
There can never be enough anti-war films that educate young generations about Nazi terror and Nazi crimes of violence. Especially when those who remember that time are still alive.'
— Magdalena Zelasko, Director / Writer / Producer
Stanisław Zalewski spent 600 days captured in Nazi concentration camps. Like many other victims of Nazi terror, he remained silent about his pain for a long time. It was only after 40 years that he began to talk about it - at events, memorial services, and in schools. At the age of 99, he continues to do so to this day. For the first time, he tells his stirring life story as a deeply impressive ‘ambassador of remembrance’.
