A survivor of Theresienstadt , Auschwitz , and Buchenwald , Lustig was a Prague-based journalist and author . The German-born Wiener escaped from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia , and joined the Royal Air Force in Italy . The film retraces Wiener 's escape route , and visits Theresienstadt ( where Wiener 's mother died ) , Auschwitz , and Buchenwald . It received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , Best Documentary at the Newport International Film Festival , and the audience award at the Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Fighter (2000 film)