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A review by jentidders
The Photographer of Mauthausen by Salva Rubio, Pedro Columbo
4.0
At the start of WWII, Francisco Boix (a Spanish press photographer and communist) fled to France but was handed over to the Nazis, who sent him to the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp, where thousands would lose their lives.
Due to his ability to speak several languages and through his links with other Spaniards, Boix was asked to use his photography skills to help the Nazis develop propaganda photos taken at the camp. He then caught the eye of an SS officer creating photographic 'art' from prisoner deaths at the camp.
Boix realizes that although it will risk his life and the lives of others, by stealing the negatives of these perverse photos there is a chance of proving Nazi war crimes.
This graphic biography is sometimes upsetting but documents an important (and unfortunately not well-known) story from the Second World War, showing the immense bravery and sacrifice of holocaust victims who despite their dire circumstances refused to give up fighting fascism.
Due to his ability to speak several languages and through his links with other Spaniards, Boix was asked to use his photography skills to help the Nazis develop propaganda photos taken at the camp. He then caught the eye of an SS officer creating photographic 'art' from prisoner deaths at the camp.
Boix realizes that although it will risk his life and the lives of others, by stealing the negatives of these perverse photos there is a chance of proving Nazi war crimes.
This graphic biography is sometimes upsetting but documents an important (and unfortunately not well-known) story from the Second World War, showing the immense bravery and sacrifice of holocaust victims who despite their dire circumstances refused to give up fighting fascism.