After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Nazi Germany escalated its campaign of terror into systematic genocide. In 1941, the regime launched Operation Reinhard, establishing extermination camps in occupied Poland, including Sobibor.

This film examines Franz Reichleitner, the last commandant of Sobibor. Having previously worked in the Nazi euthanasia program, Reichleitner applied methods of mass murder to the camp’s operations. Under his command, around 250,000 Jews were murdered in gas chambers.

In October 1943, prisoners carried out a daring uprising that allowed dozens to escape. Sobibor was later dismantled in an attempt to erase all traces of the crime.