29 August 2024

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Inspired by the real-life story of Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a six-part historical drama based on the bestselling novel by Heather Morris.

Arriving in Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, Lali (Jonah Hauer-King from The Little Mermaid and World on Fire) is made one of the tattooists charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) while tattooing her prisoner number on her arm. Under the constant guard of volatile Nazi SS officers, Lali and Gita fall in love and become determined to keep each other alive.

Sixty years later, the recently widowed Lali (Oscar nominee Harvey Keitel from The Piano and The Grand Budapest Hotel), now in his 80s, meets novice writer Heather Morris (Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey from Yellowjackets) and finds the courage to share his story, facing the traumatic ghosts of his youth and reliving his memories of falling in love in the most horrific of places.

Among Rotten Tomatoes’ Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2024, “The Tattooist of Auschwitz puts the dichotomy of the human spirit on full display,” says Variety, “showing the possibility of love and the unimaginable monstrosity that hatred can bring.”

Double Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve have been nominated for two Emmys for their score.

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