The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz

The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz

90 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2025

Filmed in Melbourne, Slovakia, and Poland, this poignant and intimate one-off documentary will follow Gary Sokolov, the only son of Gita and Lali Sokolov (one of the real-life tattooists of Auschwitz). Their incredible love story began when they met and fell in love as Slovakian Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where the Nazi regime systematically murdered over a million Jews. The film will chart Gary’s first visit to this most notorious German death camp.

The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz

90 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2025

The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Filmed in Melbourne, Slovakia, and Poland, this poignant and intimate one-off documentary will follow Gary Sokolov, the only son of Gita and Lali Sokolov (one of the real-life tattooists of Auschwitz). Their incredible love story began when they met and fell in love as Slovakian Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where the Nazi regime systematically murdered over a million Jews. The film will chart Gary’s first visit to this most notorious German death camp.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Synchronicity Films
Original title The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Directors Stephen Bennett
Writers

Cast

Gary Sokolov

as Self

Heather Morris

as Self

Anna Próchniak

as Self

George Halasz

as Self

Abram Goldberg

as Self