The Survivor (2021 film)

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The Survivor
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Release poster
Directed by Barry Levinson
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  • Aaron L. Gilbert
  • Matti Leshem
  • Barry Levinson
  • Scott Pardo
  • Jason Sosnoff
Written by Justine Juel Gillmer
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Music by Hans Zimmer
Cinematography George Steel
Edited by Douglas Crise
Distributed by HBO Films
Release dates
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  • September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) (TIFF)
  • April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27) (United States)
Running time
 129 minutes[1]
Country
  • Canada
  • United States
Language English

The Survivor is a 2021 biographical drama film, directed by Barry Levinson, from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer. Ben Foster stars as Harry Haft, a real-life survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he boxed fellow inmates to survive. Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, and Danny DeVito co-star. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, and was released on HBO on April 27, 2022.

Cast

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Production

In November 2018, it was announced that Ben Foster had joined the cast of the film, along with Barry Levinson, who was supposed to direct the film from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer, with Matti Leshem, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Sosnoff, Levinson and Scott Pardo producing under their New Mandate, Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media banners, respectively.[2] In March 2019, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, Dar Zuzovsky and John Leguizamo joined the cast of the film.[3] Hans Zimmer composed the film's score.[4] The film was re-titled The Survivor from the working title, Harry Haft.[5] Principal photography began in February 2019.[6]

Release

The Survivor had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021.[7] In October 2021, HBO Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[8] The film debuted on HBO and HBO Max on April 27, 2022.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 66 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site’s critical consensus reads: "Ben Foster's gripping work in the central role further elevates The Survivor's affectingly character-driven approach to its weighty themes."[9] 71 was met with 16 reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of {{{3}}}, based on {{{4}}} reviews.[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022
 Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Broadcast Network or Cable Live-Action Television Movie The Survivor Won [11]
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Ben Foster Nominated
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Barry Levinson Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Television Movie Ben Foster, Matti Leshem,
Aaron L. Gilbert, Barry Levinson,
Jason Sosnoff, and Scott Pardo		 Nominated [12]

References

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External links

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