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Kapo (1960) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1960 · 117 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Starring
- Emmanuelle Riva, Susan Strasberg, Laurent Terzieff, Paola Pitagora, Gianni Garko, Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Determined to survive at any cost, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, accepts the role of kapo—a privileged inmate tasked with enforcing brutal discipline over fellow prisoners. As she navigates this position, she grapples with the harsh moral compromises required to stay alive.
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