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My Mother’s Courage [Mutters Courage]
Author(s): George Tabori
Based on the true story of the author’s mother’s experiences. Elsa is a 55-year-old Hungarian Jew who is rounded up and transported to Auschwitz. However, she argues her arrest was illegal and convinces authorities to transport her back to Budapest, where she survives the war.
Format: Drama
Cast Size: 19M/6F
Snapshot
Notes:
There is a 1997 film of this story directed by Michael Verhoeven.
Original or Prominent Production: Munich, 1979
Original Language: English
Experience(s) Chronicled: Concentration and Extermination Camps