Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- oppressive
- somber
- historical cinema night
- serious film viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alexander Pechersky organizes the Sobibór prisoners’ uprising and escape against the extermination camp regime.
The revolt depends on prisoners coordinating under extreme danger while confronting the consequences for the entire camp.
The protagonist is a Soviet officer, and the film presents the Sobibór uprising through Russian historical memory and wartime resistance.
The concentration camp’s routines, guards, executions, and coercive hierarchy structure the film’s atmosphere and action.
Films like Sobibor, and why
Escape from Sobibor
shared World War II setting, concentration-camp resistance, historical drama, and morally harrowing survival stakes
Son of Saul
shared Holocaust subject, prisoner resistance, historical war drama, and oppressive camp setting
Defiance
shared true-story wartime resistance, ensemble survival drama, and tragic humanist tone
The Pianist
shared Holocaust history, prisoner solidarity, mass violence, and emotionally devastating war drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Konstantin Khabenskiy
- Release Date
- 2018-05-03
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (336)
Cast
- Konstantin Khabenskiy
- Christopher Lambert
- Michalina Olszańska
- Felice Jankell
- Mariya Kozhevnikova
- Dainius Kazlauskas
- Philippe Reinhardt
- Maximilian Dirr
- Mindaugas Papinigis
- Wolfgang Cerny
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sobibor about?
- A Soviet officer turns the machinery of a Nazi extermination camp into the unlikely staging ground for a desperate prisoner revolt.
- What is Sobibor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sobibor as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sobibor violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sobibor as graphic.
- Which films are like Sobibor?
- Films with a similar feel include Escape from Sobibor, Son of Saul, Defiance, and The Pianist.
- How long is Sobibor?
- Sobibor runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sobibor?
- In United States, Sobibor streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
