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The story of pre-war boxing champion Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzykowski, who in 1940 arrived with the first transport of prisoners at the newly established Auschwitz concentration camp. There, the camp officers force him to fight for his own life and the lives of other prisoners. Yet with every victory, he strengthens the hope that the Nazis are not invincible. The camp authorities subject Teddy to a final battle, in which not only his life and freedom are at stake, but also the dignity and hope for survival of the prisoners.