Review of Kapo (1960) by Jay K. R — 12 Apr 2013

Kapò was a privilege prisoner in the concentration camps that was assigned as a SS-guard for the rest of their fellow prisoner. The Kapò was very unpopular among the prisoners because of their brutality. In Gillo Pontecorvo's Kapò, we follow the young Jewish girl, Edith (Susan Strasberg) who has manage to escape from the Jewish camp and over to another camp for political prisoners, thanks to a doctor. They are not as badly treated as the Jews, but it's still very brutal, and when Edith are appointed Kapò, she becomes hated by her fellow prisoners, who supported her in the beginning.

Kapò is a typical anti-war movie of its time. Although I would have expected.