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Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.

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2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (1961)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Zagreb and Yugoslavia
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Inspired by
Inspired by If This Is a Man
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Aleksandar Sekulović
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Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Writers: Franco SolinasScreenplay
Gillo PontecorvoScreenplay
Original title: Kapò
Status: Released
Release date: September 27, 1960
Original language: Italian
Countries: France, Italy, Yugoslavia

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