The actor Ben Foster gets into the skin of Harry Haft, a man who is sent to Auschwitz. There, he survives not only the horrors of the concentration camp, but also the gladiatorial boxing extravaganza he is forced to put on with his fellow inmates to amuse his captors. Unbeknownst to those trying to kill him, this man’s will to survive is fueled by his fight to be reunited with the woman he loves.