’33 Photos from the Ghetto’ HBO Doc Reveals Story From 1943 Warsaw Uprising | Trailer

On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising became the largest Jewish revolt against the Nazis in WWII. It began after German forces entered the ghetto, trying to deport the remaining residents to extermination camps,

The Polish documentary 33 Photos from the Ghetto uncovers the story behind the only civilian-captured images from the Warsaw ghetto uprising.

Directed by Jan Czarlewski, 33 Photos from the Ghetto, debuts Tuesday, January 27 (9:00-10:20 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

33 Photos from the Ghetto tells the story of the only known photographs from inside the Warsaw Ghetto during the April 1943 uprising and its brutal repression that were not taken by German forces. The images, taken secretly by 23-year-old Polish firefighter Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski, who witnessed the devastating response to the uprising as a member of the Warsaw Fire Service, present a rare civilian account of one of World War II’s darkest moments.

The film traces two families, one of which is Jewish, who preserved the images for decades but hadn’t brought them to light. 80 years after their creation, the son of the photographer finds the forgotten negatives and launches an investigation. With a team of researchers, archivists, and animators who use near-forensic precision to reconstruct locations and contexts, they trace the circumstances of those tragic days and the lives captured in each frame.

Watch the official trailer for Photos from the Ghetto above.