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FRAGMENTS OF FREEDOM

FRAGMENTS OF FREEDOM
By Richard Stride

GENRE: Historical, Drama
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An escape to yesterday brings with it history’s echoes.

Based on a true story of a hero with two faces.

SYNOPSIS:

Synopsis Fragments of Freedom In 1985, 13-year-old Richard embarks on his first family vacation to Yugoslavia, a trip his parents have saved for years. However, their long-awaited holiday takes an unexpected turn when they arrive at a nearly deserted hotel. With few other guests, the family finds solace and connection at a local bar overlooking the bay, where the atmosphere is filled with laughter and improvised entertainment.

Richard, a naturally curious boy, strikes up a conversation with an enigmatic guest who bears no hair or fingernails, sparking a chilling revelation. The man begins to share his harrowing survival story from Dachau concentration camp, one of the darkest corners of World War II history. A story unfolds of a young man who, under Nazi occupation in Yugoslavia, was forced to wear the pink triangle, marking him as homosexual.

Amidst the brutality, even from fellow prisoners, he finds refuge in his imagination, creating a new reality to survive. In a daring and miraculous escape, he became one of only five to break free from the horrors of Dachau. By killing a guard taking his clothes and cutting off his face then placing it on his own... he was able to walk out of the main gate. His tale of endurance, love, and loss resonates deeply with Richard, igniting a self-discovery journey that makes him question his own identity and desires in a world still hostile to difference.

"Pink Triangles" is a powerful, intergenerational story of love, survival, and the courage to embrace one's true self in the face of oppression. It's a reminder that the symbols of the past still resonate today, and that the fight for acceptance and equality continues.

Tasha Lewis

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