The movie is a historical account of Lodz, Poland's experience under Nazi occupation during World War II. It uses newsreels, photographs, and personal journals and diaries to vividly depict the segregation of the Jewish population into a ghetto and the subsequent atrocities.
Lodz Ghetto
During World War II, the city of Lodz in Poland was devastated by Nazi occupation, with its Jewish residents forced into a ghetto and subjected to brutal mistreatment.