A controversial film has recently sparked the anger of numerous individuals. The film in question depicts a group of Polish men and women playing a game of tag inside one of the actual Nazi concentration camps. It was reportedly done as a work of art. Naturally, this sparked an outcry from families of holocaust survivors, and they have already reached out to the President of Poland, demanding an explanation as to how the project was made possible in the first place.
In a report by BBC, the film titled "Game of Tag" showed nude men and women with smiles on their faces running around and playing the titular game in a dark looking place, which closely resembled an old prison cell. The film was originally shot in 1999 by a Polish artist, Artur Zmijewski. Zmijewski's film first angered people back in 2015 when it was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, Poland. The presentation of the film also sparked objection from Israelis due to the controversial content.
However, the exact location of filming back then was not made known and the people were not aware that an actual concentration camp had been used. According to Mirror, the film was shot at the Stutthof concentration camp, wherein an estimated 65,000 people were killed during the Nazi occupation in World War II. The revelation of the filming site caused the issue to emerge once again and angered family members of holocaust survivors and victims' alike.
The Organization of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and many other groups attempted to contact President Andrzej Duda this week, according to the Daily Mail. Specifically, these organizations aim to know just how exactly Zmijewsky and his crew were able to get the go signal to shoot the film. These organizations feel that the so-called art film is disrespectful to the tens of thousands of victims.
