Bau, Artist at War
His art kept him alive. Her love kept him unbroken.
2025 | 130m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Sean McNamara |
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| Writer: | Sonia Kifferstein, Deborah Smerecnik, Ronald Bass |
| Staring: |
| Based on the true story of Joseph and Rebecca Bau whose wedding took place in the Plaszow concentration camp during WW2. Using his artistic skills in the camps, Joseph stays alive and helps hundreds to escape. Miraculously, he finds love in the midst of despair. Years later, when called to be a key witness in the trial of the brutal Nazi officer who tortured him and killed his father, Joseph is thrust back into vivid memories of the Holocaust. Now, he calls upon this love and resilience of spirit to face the ultimate demon of his past. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 2025 |
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| Director: | Sean McNamara |
| Writer: | Sonia Kifferstein, Deborah Smerecnik, Ronald Bass |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | concentration camp, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, based on true story, nazi officer, power of love, nsdap (nazi party), jewish, jews, independent film, romantic |
| Production Companies | Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, BondIt Media Capital, Jeff Hays Films, Busy Bee Film Production, Iron Image Media |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 14, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Emile Hirsch | Joseph Bau |
| Inbar Lavi | Rebecca |
| Yan Tual | Franz Gruen |
| Adam Tsekhman | Itzhak Stern |
| Edward Foy | Oskar Schindler |
| Chris Cope | Mietek Pemper |
| Josh Blacker | Kommendant Goeth |
| Josh Zuckerman | Michael |
| Michael Benyaer | Saul |
| Ian Rozylo | Guard 1 |
| Eugene Lipinski | Abraham Bau |
| Tori Griffith | Dyta |
| Aias Dalman | Michal |
| Pam Kearns | Cyla |
| Petar Gatsby | Guard 2 |
| Robert Leaf | Prisoner No. 2 |
| Craig Erickson | Karl Richter |
| Leslie Hopps | Alicja |
| Dalias Blake | Aleksy |
| Brad Abramenko | Nazi |
| Boris Bilic | Nathaniel |
| Matt Brown | Tough Prisoner |
| Reid Cronin | Prisoner No. 1 |
| Rebecca Dykstra | Female Worker |
| Christina Lewall | Opera Singer |
| Chantal M. Marie | Ania |
| Brittany Mitchell | Bruhnhilda |
| Jeff Mohs | Kapo |
| Leonard Tenisci | Mortician |
| James Cousineau | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jessica Ruth Freedman | Walla (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sonia Kifferstein | Writer |
| Deborah Smerecnik | Writer |
| Shawn Seifert | Director of Photography |
| Tink | Production Design |
| Sean McNamara | Director |
| Ronald Bass | Writer |
| Joey Paul Jensen | Casting |
| John Coda | Original Music Composer |
| Gregory Hobson | Editor |
| Tony Dean Smith | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Brookwell | Producer |
| Toni Farina | Co-Producer |
| Michelle P Griffith | Producer |
| Jeff Hays | Executive Producer |
| Thomas Manning | Producer |
| Deborah Smerecnik | Producer |
| Mark Griffiths | Producer |
| Matthew Helderman | Executive Producer |
| Sean McNamara | Producer |
| Luke Taylor | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 51 | 366 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 11 | 773 | 797 |