The Guard of Auschwitz

The Guard of Auschwitz

Based on shocking true events

Directed by Terry Lee Coker

Produced by Cobra Films

201887 min4.3 / 10

A harrowing historical drama that confronts the moral reckoning of a Nazi officer forced to witness the atrocities he is complicit in building.

Nazi occupied Poland, during the World War II. Hans, a former brilliant student, has become an SS officer stationed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. When he is commissioned by his superior officer to build an efficient gas chamber, Hans, facing the harsh reality, begins to realize the magnitude of the atrocious acts of which he is being accomplice.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Guard of Auschwitz sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is The Guard of Auschwitz easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Guard of Auschwitz end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Guard of Auschwitz violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Guard of Auschwitz scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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