Where to Watch Victor Young Perez (2013) in the US

What it's about

Victor "Young" Perez , tells the astonishing, harrowing and incredible moving story of a Tunisian Jewish boxer, who became the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932. Perez started training as a boxer at age 14 along with his older brother Benjamin "Kid" Perez Perez rose to great fame via the help and guidance of Leon Bellier and had a brief relationship with French-Italian actress Mireille Balin. The 5'1", 110-pound Perez won the International Boxing Union's version of the World Flyweight crown with a 2nd-round knockout of American champion Frankie Genaro, ergo becoming the youngest world champion in boxing history ! Perez was arrested in Paris on September 21, 1943 and detained in the Drancy internment camp France, before being transported to Auschwitz where he was assigned to the Monowitz to serve as a slave laborer Victor Perez arrived at Auschwitz on October 10, 1943, as part of "Transport 60" a group of 1,000. He was held in AuschwitzIII/Monowitz. Whilst there he was forced to participate in boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazis. By 1945. Victor had survived 140 bouts in 15 months and won 139 !! Perez was one of the prisoners on the "Death March that left the camp on January 18, 1945.

Cast and crew

Director

Jacques Ouaniche

Writer

Yoni Darmon, Jacques Ouaniche

Starring

Brahim Asloum, Steve Suissa, Isabella de Ligne-La Trémoïlle

Details

Release date

Nov 20, 2013

Language

French

Country

France, Israel, Bulgaria, United Kingdom

Awards

1 nomination

Where to Watch Victor Young Perez (2013) in the US — common questions

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