The Muselmann
The film takes place in the winter of 1944 in a Nazi occupied concentration camp in Poland. Three survivors- Eli, Yaduik, and Zigney have managed to escape the madness of the concentration camp evacuations and death marches and remain hidden inside their barrack. Too terrified to go outside, the three of them wait for someone or something, to come. The Muselmann is a gritty Holocaust realism depicted through the narrow eyes of two survivors. At it's heart, the film is a horror-scape, a dialog of symbols, images, and emotions that underscore the Holocaust themes of dehumanization, isolation, brutality, and loss of faith. Embodying these qualities is Zigney, a frail remnant of a man, who haunts Eli and Yaduik, and reminds both of their fading humanity and impending fate.
