The official trailer for HBO’s The Survivor stars Ben Foster (Leave No Trace) as boxer Harry Haft, a formidable presence in the ring who was forced to use his fighting skills to survive Auschwitz. The film’s based on a true story and tells of Haft’s attempts to reunite with the woman he loved before the Holocaust tore them apart.
In addition to Ben Foster, The Survivor stars Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die), Peter Sarsgaard (Jackie), Saro Emirze (Wilsberg), Dar Zuzovsky (Hostages), Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and John Leguizamo (Latin History for Morons).
The Survivor reunites Ben Foster with Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson (Rain Man) who cast Foster in the actor’s first feature film, Liberty Heights, way back in 1999. Based on Alan Haft’s Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano, The Survivor was written by Justine Juel Gillmer and executive produced by Joel Greenberg, Ben Foster, Danny Devito, Brenda Gilbert, Steven Thibault, Ashley Levinson, Anjay Nagpal, Ron McLeod, Jason Cloth, and Richard McConnell.
The Survivor will premiere on HBO on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT in honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day).
The Plot, Courtesy of HBO:
When the Nazis invade Poland, Harry Haft is sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp. He is a powerfully built man, so a charming but sadistic Nazi officer offers him an impossible deal: fight fellow prisoners in the boxing ring for the amusement of his captors, or die. The winner of the bout survives to fight again. The loser is shot or sent to the gas chamber. How far will Harry’s will to live take him? What will he do to escape the death all around him?
