Auschwitz Tattooist on the M6: A moving historical mini-series not to be missed to mark the liberation of the camps

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A horrifying true story

A far cry from conventional Holocaust fiction, The Auschwitz Tattooist, inspired by the true story of survivor Lale Sokolov, primarily tells a love story born out of the horrors of the concentration camps.

87-year-old Lale Sokolov, played by Harvey Keitel (Taxi Driver), reflects on his time in Auschwitz during World War II. Recently widowed, she decides to tell her story to Heather (Melanie Lynskey), an aspiring writer, as a follow-up.

Lal, played in her younger version by Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), was actually one of the tattoo artists responsible for writing identification numbers on the arms of other prisoners in Auschwitz.

One day he meets Gita (Anna Proczniak) when he gets a number tattooed on her. He immediately falls under her spell. Despite the horrors they face on a daily basis, they gradually fall in love with each other.

By telling Heather about her past, Ruby finally confronts the traumatic ghosts of her youth and rekindles memories of love during some of history’s darkest moments.

essential series

The Auschwitz Tattoo Artist depicts the horror and darkness of the concentration camps with a clever play on Auschwitz and brings a note of hope. From the beginning, the audience knows that the narrator has been through this, but how many people he has met, helped, or met can say the same?

Each time an inmate meets a tragic fate, the series pauses to reveal their face as the bell rings. It’s a great way to pay tribute to the millions who lost their lives through the gates of Auschwitz, but also to appeal to viewers who have no choice but to stare.

Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a must-see series that directly shows the brutality of the camps and follows a character who is far from perfect. Because yes, Lale made the choice to make a deal with his executioners in hopes of not dying like his comrades.

He said himself: he was 26 years old and wanted to live. He was offered an opportunity, he took it. But now he has to face the guilt of what he did. Lale is also not a reliable narrator.

Several times he changes history in his favor because he is not ready to face the demons he has buried all these years. A clever way to show that the same story can have multiple versions depending on who’s telling it, but also answers the detractors who often question the historical veracity of Heather Morris’s novel.

A love story in the heart of darkness

If The Tattooist of Auschwitz is far from a happy series, the love story between Lale and Gita brings that tinge of light that makes us keep watching and allows us to endure the worst.

We quickly fall in love with this couple trying to find joy in an environment full of pain and suffering. Anna Prochniak and Jonah Hauer-King, the actors who play this couple, have an undeniable chemistry that hypnotizes us and makes us wonder what the fate of their tragic love story will be.

In short, despite the harshness of the subject matter, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a historical mini-series that you should not miss.

Catch the first two episodes of The Auschwitz Tattoo this Wednesday 22nd January from 9.10pm on M6. The evening continues at 23:15 with the documentary “The True Story of a Tattoo Artist from Auschwitz”.