El fotógrafo de Mauthausen (2018)

Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.

Director:

Mar Targarona

Writers:

Roger Danès, Alfred Pérez Fargas

Stars:

Mario Casas, Richard van Weyden, Alain Hernández

4 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Casas	...	Francesc Boix
Richard van Weyden	...	Paul Ricken
Alain Hernández	...	Valbuena
Adrià Salazar	...	Anselmo
Eduard Buch	...	Fonseca
Stefan Weinert	...	Franz Ziereis
Nikola Stojanovic	...	Bonarewitz
Nikola Stojanovic	...	Bonarewitz
Rubén Yuste	...	Rosales
Frank Feys	...	Popeye
Marc Rodríguez	...	Enfermero
Albert Mora	...	Músico
Joan Negrié	...	Lejías
Luka Peros	...	Karl Schulz
Rainer Reiners	...	Poschacher

Storyline

1943. With the World War II in the maximum exchange of hostilities, life is too merciless and cruel for the inmates who live in the camp of Mauthausen, where between others they are the soldiers who fought and lost in the Spanish Civil War, exiled from Spain by General Franco after to won the war, considering them as no men's land and gifted to Third Reich as free workforce. In this scenery of eternal horror and brutality caused by the Nazis and the Kapos (violent inmates who work as guards to keep the order), young Francesc Boix tries to survive in the camp working as photographer being Paul Ricken's right-hand, Mauthausen's warden. Boix's daily life taking photos, talking with another inmates as Balbuena and Fonseca and making files of the dead inmates who died in failed escapes changes after to realize in an amateur radio created by them that the Third Reich have loss against Soviet Army in the Battle of Stalingrad. Fearing that Ricken and the rest of the Nazis make disappear all ...

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | prisoner | execution | cremation | spanish civil war | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish German

Release Date:

26 October 2018 (Spain)

Also Known As:

El fotógrafo de Mauthausen

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,701,645

Company Credits

Production Co:

FilmTeam, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mario Casas took German classes to prepare for his role as Francesc Boix.

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Goofs

A perfect example how once solidified cliches tend to multiply themselves. The Graflex reporter camera was used by American photojournalists in the 1930-1950s and they became iconic in Hollywood movies. But why should they be used in Germany, the country leading the photographic industry worldwide for almost a century before and another 20 years after WWII? They produced and used their own gear that was nr. 1 in quality and had not why to use the crude Graflex. Besides, the specific Graflex model used in this movie is one produced after the war.

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Quotes

Francesc Boix: [Looking at the Head of Medusa painting] I like it.
Paul Ricken: Be careful. It used to turn onlookers to stone. I like having some artists as references.
Francesc Boix: I prefer taking pictures of reality.
Paul Ricken: Reality doesn't exist, Franz. It all depends on the point of view. Don't forget it.

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Connections

Featured in Premios Goya 33 edición (2019)

User Reviews

It's perfectly done

If you are interested in Holocaust during the World War II this is another one not to miss. A true story perfectly documented with many proofs. The scenarios are original and I really felt to be in this nightmare created by the Nazis. The actors delivered great performances. Bravo. It gets 10/10.