content: I haven't read the book yet(although I did purchase it from amazon) but I feel the movie gives the lay person a good view of things that happened during the holocaust. This is definitely a very different view of the terrible things that happened. I remember when I was in junior high school having the impression that the Jews did nothing to help themselves. This was the impression the students were given by the teachers at that time. I never, ever heard of Sobibor until I was an adult. Alan Arkin is a great actor and one of my favorites, however, I feel that his performance was a little too muted. His character should have been more heated about getting out.This film should be showed at schools so that the students will know that people would do anything including dying for freedom. The students will learn that the victims did not just accept what was happening, but did what is human nature,strive for freedom. I recommend buying this film. Your wont regret it.