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Polish film composer nominated for award

06.07.2022 18:00
Polish composer Bartosz Chajdecki has been nominated for the World Soundtrack Academy's 2022 Public Choice Award for his work on "The Champion," a film based on the story of boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski.
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Bartosz Chajdecki
Bartosz Chajdecki Grzegorz Jakubowski/PAP

The Champion is a feature film by Maciej Barczewski that tells the story of Tadeusz ‘Teddy’ Pietrzykowski, a pre-war boxing champion who during his three-year stay at the German concentration camp of Auschwitz was forced by the camp officers to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives.

Tadeusz Pietrzykowski Tadeusz Pietrzykowski. Photos: Press Kit

Just as the film entered cinemas in Poland, Chajdecki spoke to Elżbieta Krajewska.

Listen to the interview by clicking on the audio player above.

Voting for the WSA Public Choice Award runs until August 22 at www.worldsoundtrackawards.com.