SOBIBOR

The film is based on the history of the Sobibór extermination camp uprising during WWII and Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky. When he was a POW in Sobibor, he managed to do the impossible - to organize a revolt and mass escape of the prisoners. Many of the escapees were later caught and died - the rest led by Pechersky managed to join the partisans. Script based on the book by Ilya Vasiliev: "Alexander Pechersky: Breakthrough to Immortality".

Konstantin Khabensky (1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, as well as director. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after which he transferred to the Moscow Art Theatre in 2002 where he is still active. Among the Russian audience he gained recognition with the TV series Deadly Force, while his international breakthrough came with the films Night Watch and Day Watch. One of the most acclaimed actors in Russia, Khabensky has earned numerous awards. Khabensky made his directorial debut with the Holocaust drama Sobibor.

Production values are excellent with Khabenskiy looking to neatly balance scale and intimacy.

Todd Brown, Screenanarchy