In World War II, a group of Jewish laborers, spared from the gas chambers, are determined to escape the Sobibor death camp, where the Commandant has vowed to prevent any future escapes after a successful breakout at Treblinka.

Escape from Sobibor
At Sobibor extermination camp in Poland, a remarkable prisoner escape occurred in October 1943, amidst the tragic loss of approximately 250,000 Jewish lives during World War II.