"Young and I" by Sophie Nahum

Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 2 p.m.

France, documentary, 64 minutes, Hello Prod, 2015. With the support of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah.

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Jacques Altmann and Tomer Sisley in a boxing gym in Paris. © Hello Prod.

Victor "Young" Perez is a beloved young boxing world champion, deported to Auschwitz, who owes his survival inside the camp to his boxing skills. Fascinated by this little-known story, Tomer Sisley goes to meet the last witnesses of the champion’s life to write a screenplay. This documentary follows his quest, which has become a true initiatory journey.

As part of the documentary film month    moisdudoc

The press is talking about it

This documentary about the Auschwitz boxer deserves to be seen by as many people as possible – huffingtonpost.fr

In the presence of the director Sophie Nahum, and Jacques Altmann, survivor.

Moderated by Benoît Heimermann, journalist.

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