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DR MENGELE'S PORTRAITIST

THE PORTRAITIST

By Irek DOBROWOLSKI

FILM STREET - as PROD

True Story - Pre-Production 2025

Villy Brasse becomes bonded over several years with a colorful group of friends while taking photos of the most horrible things invented by men for men - in the most famous prison in the world - Auschwitz.
The incredible true story of a man who was broken not only as a human being but an artist.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- True Story, Historical, Thriller
- Countries
- POLAND, USA, ITALY, BELGIUM
- Languages
- ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
- Budget
- N/A
- Duration
- 120 mn
- Director(s)
- Irek DOBROWOLSKI
- Writer(s)
- Irek DOBROWOLSKI, Stephen COOPER
- Producer(s)
- Anna DOBROWOLSKA (FILM STREET Ltd), George DICAPRIO, Roee SHARON PELED (NORAH PRODUCTIONS)
- Synopsis
- The incredible true story of the artist and photographer - Villy Brasse - who, as the indentured photographer of the SS at Auschwitz, saw far more than most prisoners and took the ultimate risk to save and expose over 40,000 photos documenting one of the biggest acts of genocide in human history - the holocaust. Villy's story is of man's triumph over himself and the amazing testimony of an extraordinary witness to human history. Villy’s story provides the perfect bedrock for a deep narrative - one that touches universal themes of love and betrayal forced to photograph the wicked procedures of Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. The story will center around a daring and secret love affair between Brasse and Anna, Mengele’s indentured medical assistant.
- Partners & financing
- Polish 60%
  European 20 %
  American 20 %
- Beginning of shooting
- Apr 02, 2024
- End of shooting
- Jun 30, 2024