| "Fighter" | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amir Bar-Lev |
| Starring | Jan Wiener Arnošt Lustig |
| Distributed by | First Run Features |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
Fighter is a documentary film about Arnošt Lustig (1926 – 2011)[1] and Jan Wiener (1920 - 2010)[2], two Jews who return to Europe to revisit the past.
A survivor of Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald, Lustig is now a Prague-based journalist and author. The German-born Wiener escaped from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and joined the Royal Air Force in Italy. The film retraces Weiner's escape route, and visits Theresienstadt (where Weiner's mother died), Auschwitz, and Buchenwald. It received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Newport International Film Festival, and the audience award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. [3]