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Limited Series – The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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In 2003 Melbourne, Jewish Holocaust survivor Lali Sokolov shares his story of love and resilience, told through fractured and traumatic memories, with novice writer Heather Morris. It starts in 1942, when he volunteers for "work duty" to aid the Slovakian war effort but finds himself sent to the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp. Those not murdered immediately are forced to build the emerging Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. The smell of death hangs in the air as Lali realizes he's condemned to work in a kill factory. When he's offered a job tattooing numbers onto prisoner's arms, he takes it in the hope of surviving. But unexpected meaning is given to this hell when he meets a beautiful Slovakian woman -- prisoner 4562. For Lali it's love at first sight, and before long "Gita," as he will come to know her, drives his will to survive. Through perseverance and manipulation of an SS guard, Baretzki, Lali finds Gita again, but the risks he takes to keep them both alive may backfire.
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A dramatization of atrocity and the fickleness of memory that can be difficult to watch, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is dramatically uneven but undeniably affecting.

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 05/07/2024
4/5
It is probably easy to pick holes in this adaptation but it is still a compelling piece of storytelling. Go to Full Review Nick Hilton Independent (UK) 05/03/2024
2/5
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a strangely self-hating work. In attempting to disavow its airport-novel, schlocky origins, it inadvertently creates a new tension. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 05/03/2024
It's an honorable project, honorably made, moving at times, horrifying at others, in broad strokes and small details. Go to Full Review Samantha Schuster Cinéfilo Serial 07/18/2025
3.5/5
It is a valuable miniseries that provides an optimistic and hopeful perspective by focusing more on the love story than on the context, although it may leave us with a heartbreaking and sad feeling. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Carmen Raya Fotogramas 06/26/2024
A story that appeals to sensitivity, hope, and the strength of love in the most terrible circumstances. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 05/27/2024
While wary and weary of fractured narratives in similarly-themed dramas, here it actually works quite well, allowing the audience to see the aged Sokolov work through his trauma and be challenged by his ghosts. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ziggo V @RT29566290 01/25/2025 Breathtaking in every sense....A must see for all the haters. See more Mark J @RT03932367 11/03/2024 I really liked this movie. The writing, the acting, the sets, the reality. Viewers are completely drawn into the story. The acting is spot-on. It's a must see for everyone who understands (or wants or needs to understand) why "Never Again" is a thing. See more marco a m @RT15243297 10/27/2024 One of the most compelling and real movies of ww2, just stunning!! See more Natalie L @RT03675084 09/12/2024 Another sad attempt at recreating a fabulous novel. Disjointed at best adding a number of irrelevant details regarding sexuality being forced at us that do nothing to elevate the story. Dont waste your time. Read the book and end it there. See more Jordie W @RT29728282 09/10/2024 The actors were incredible, however, I didn’t feel this series reflected the book at all. I understand it’s hard to do an adaptation for viewing, but I don’t believe they should have tried if this is what the outcome was. If they would have made more episodes to include the majority of the story, I feel this would have been an incredible watch. But it was rather sad knowing how much of their story wasn’t told and pieced together as the book does. See more Tom F @RT55173143 08/22/2024 A largely successful story that somewhat transcends trauma porn, but the series is a bit of a slog. See more Read all reviews
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Jonah Hauer-King

Young Lali Sokolov

Melanie Lynskey

Heather Morris

Anna Próchniak

Gita Furman

Phénix Brossard

Leon

Jonas Nay

Stefan Baretzki

Harvey Keitel

Lali

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 2, 2024 Holocaust survivor Lali meets novice writer Heather and shares an unforgettable love story, told through traumatic and fractured memories, of meeting the love of his life -- prisoner 4562 -- when he was a tattooist in the most notorious death camp. Details Episode 2 Aired May 2, 2024 Using SS guard Baretzki to make contact, Lali puts prisoner 4562 in grave danger, but the risk pays off when he discovers the woman, Gita, remembers him; when a cut on her arm turns septic, their nascent love, and her survival, are threatened. Details Episode 3 Aired May 2, 2024 Fearful for Gita, Lali takes a chance while at the hospital with new tattooist Leon and performs an unspeakable task in exchange for medicine; revisiting Lali's memories begins to take its toll on Heather as she navigates his trauma. Details Episode 4 Aired May 2, 2024 Desperate to save Lali from the torture of the punishment block, Gita pleads for Cilka's help; Heather keeps struggling with the weight of Lali's story, and it creates a turning point in the development of their relationship. Details Episode 5 Aired May 2, 2024 Gita discovers a pregnant Esther and rallies everyone to help her, but the ultimate sacrifice is Mrs. Hoffmanova's; amid chaos in the camp, Lali says goodbye to Gita as the women are marched out; he leaves days later but is soon captured by Russians. Details Episode 6 Aired May 2, 2024 With no idea whether she's alive or dead, Lali escapes the Russians and heads for Bratislava to look for Gita; nearing the end of his story, Lali reveals his darkest secret -- a shameful request to support Baretzki in his war crime trial. Details

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Season Info

Director
Tali Shalom-Ezer
Executive Producer
Claire Mundell, Adrian Burns, Serena Thompson, Jacquelin Perske, Mark Young
Screenwriter
Evan Placey
Network
Peacock
Genre
History, Drama, War
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 2, 2024