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Kapo

Kapo is a black-and-white film that tells the story of a Jewish teenager sent to a concentration camp with her parents. She manages to survive with help from a Jewish doctor who gives her the identity of another woman who had died recently. Thus, Edith becomes Nicole and she is no longer a Jew, at least not in the papers. At first she is very sad about her parents' deaths, but as time passes she realizes she must get out of that mood if she wants to survive. So at 14 she submits to a German officer's advances and is rewarded with privileges; in time she becomes a Kapo, one of the women prisoners who were in charge of disciplining the other women. Though she knows it's the only way to survive, she hides deep remorse behind an expressionless face.

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Cast & Crew See All

Susan Strasberg
Edith
Laurent Terzieff
Sascha
Emmanuelle Riva
Thérèse

Awards

  • 1961 - Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film - nominated
  • 1961 - Best Actress - - winner
  • 1961 - Silver Ribbon - Best Score (Migliore Musica) - nominated
  • 1961 - Laceno d'Oro - Best Film - winner

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