This Wednesday January 22, 2025, M6 broadcasts the first two episodes of the new mini-series The Auschwitz tattooistadapted from the novel of the same name by Heather Morris. This book is based on the true story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish man imprisoned in the Auschwitz extermination camp during World War II. Should you watch this series?
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp on January 27, M6 is broadcasting this Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 9:10 p.m. the first two episodes of the new mini-series The Auschwitz tattooistadapted from the eponymous novel by the New Zealand author Heather Morris. This six-part fiction, starring Harvey Keitel, Jonah Hauer-King, Melanie Lynskey, and Anna Próchniak, tells the story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner at the Auschwitz extermination camp during the Second World War, a dark period of History also covered in the series The German house sur Disney+.
The Auschwitz tattooist : What awaits you in episodes 1 and 2 broadcast Wednesday January 22, 2025
At the start of the mini-series The Auschwitz tattooistoctogenarian Lale Sokolov (Harvey Keitel) decides to tell a woman, Heather Morris (Melanie Linskey), his story so that she can write it down. It all begins at the start of the Second World War, young Lale (Jonah Hauer-King) is taken prisoner in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. By a chain of circumstances, he is requisitioned to tattoo the number of his fellow prisoners on their arms, and catches the eye of Gita (Anna Próchniak). These two souls then fall madly in love with each other. In a context of immeasurable horror, Lale and Gita try to love each other and survive as best they can.
The Auschwitz tattooist : Should you watch the mini-series?
The author of the book, Heather Morris, was very involved in this adaptation, validating each step of the scenario. Translated into more than 40 languages, The Auschwitz tattooist published in 2018, has sold 14 million copies worldwide (400,000 in France). It has received criticism, particularly regarding certain historical approximations. The mini-series adaptation, faithful to the novel and directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, is based on strong acting performances and a chilling reconstruction of the concentration camp. The narration, for its part, skillfully combines two eras, thus allowing us to see the indelible after-effects of the trauma of the camps…
