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Ed Asner plays Holocaust survivor in film being released two years after his death

The award-winning Jewish actor explores forgiveness after befriending troubled child of Holocaust denier

July 4, 2023 10:40
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Ed Asner is the star of a new moving film about the unlikely relationship between a Holocaust survivor and an antisemitic sex worker. 

The Emmy awarding-winning Jewish actor died nearly two years ago but his final film ‘Tiger Within’, which was filmed before his death, will be fully released this week.

Asner plays a Holocaust survivor called Samuel who becomes the unlikely friend of a homeless teenager who was raised by a Holocaust denier. 

The teenager, Casey, is portrayed by newcomer Margot Josefsohn as a troubled 14-year-old living in Los Angeles.