Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.
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Gillo Pontecorvo
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Giuliano Montaldo
Co-Director
Franco Solinas
Screenplay
Moris Ergas
Producer
Aleksandar Sekulović
Director of Photography
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Roberto Cinquini
Editor
Aleksandar Milović
Production Design
Piero Gherardi
Production Design
