“Sobibor” by Konstantin Khabensky will represent Russia at the Oscars 2019 Academy Awards. One of the roles — a Jewish teenager Shlomo — is played by the 3d-year GITIS student, Ivan Zlobin.
The film is based on a true story about a successful uprising, a single one in the entire history of the World War II, in Nazi extermination camp Sobibor.
The revolt was led by Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky.
The film features actors and filmmakers from Russia, Lithuania, France, Germany and Poland and is made in five languages — Russian, Polish, German, Dutch and Yiddish.
The global premier took place in Warsaw on 23 April.
