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Playing for Time

In the midst of chaos, a group of women prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp are given a temporary reprieve from execution, but only if they use their musical abilities to perform for their captors.

In World War II, Fania Fenelon Goldstein, a Jewish French musician and cabaret singer, is sent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Stripped of her belongings, she's forced to endure harsh conditions. Despite her weakness, she joins a group of musicians spared from gas chambers to entertain the Nazis, performing music for their captors.

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Info about Playing for Time

Studio(s): Szygzy Productions

Originally Released: United States, Sep 30, 1980

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Music