Artist Friedl Dicker Brandies uses her art lessons to help the children imprisoned at the Terezin Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia. At the same time, she struggles to protect them from the ultimate horror, transport to the death camps. When the International Red Cross presses for an inspection of the camp, the community is forced to contribute to the Nazi propaganda machine by creating a unique performance for the inspectors of the children’s opera Brundibar penned by Hans Krasa and translated by Tony Award winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America). What transpires during and after the performance shows us that no matter how huge the lie, truth and the human spirit can still triumph through the enduring strength of human love and creativity.
