The Champion

2021 · 1h31 · Movie

Directed by Maciej Barczewski

Starring Piotr Głowacki, Jan Szydłowski, Grzegorz Małecki, Marcin Bosak, Marcin Czarnik, Marek Kasprzyk, Piotr Witkowski, Marian Dziędziel, Rafał Zawierucha, Kamil Szeptycki

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low

It is 1940. The first transport of prisoners arrives at the newly created concentration camp Auschwitz. One of them is Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, pre-war boxing champion of Warsaw. The camp officers force him to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives. However, his every win strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. Auschwitz officers notice the growing resistance. The confrontation with the authorities of the camp becomes inevitable.

Original title

Mistrz

Original language

Polish

Screenplay

Maciej Barczewski, Kacper Lipiński

Music

Bartosz Chajdecki

Cinematography

Witold Płóciennik

Cast

Marcin Bosak, Marcin Czarnik, Marek Kasprzyk, Piotr Witkowski, Marian Dziędziel, Rafał Zawierucha, Kamil Szeptycki, Marianna Pawlisz, Zbigniew Paterak

Updated July 22, 2026

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