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16.05.2024 / 00:57
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‘The Tattooist Of Auschwitz’ ending: what happened to Lali Sokolov?
The Tattooist of Auschwitz recounts Lali Sokolov’s harrowing memories of the concentration camp in Poland during the Second World War.Based on the book of the same name, the six-part series follows Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel) as he tells his story of his time at Auschwitz to novice writer Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey) who is writing his memoirs.The show jumps between this timeline and his experience at the concentration camp, where a young Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) takes up the job of tattooing identification numbers on the arms of fellow Jewish prisoners.It’s during this job where he meets young Gita (Anna Prochniak), who he quickly falls in love with – putting themselves both at risk.At the end of the sixth episode, Lali returns to Auschwitz with Heather for the first time since he was held captive there. During the visit, Lali sees one final vision of Gita, who died in 2003, sitting on their bed and holding their baby son Gary.In the final sequence, Lali approaches Gita with a smile on his face and lays next to her on the bed.
