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The film follows Art Spiegelman as he interviews his father, Vladek Spiegelman, about his experiences as a Jewish survivor of Auschwitz during the Holocaust. As Vladek recounts the horrors he faced, the story moves between the past and present, showing Vladek’s struggles for survival and Art’s efforts to understand his father’s trauma. Anja Spiegelman, Art’s mother, appears through Vladek’s memories, highlighting the emotional toll the Holocaust took on their family. The movie explores themes of memory, survival, guilt, and the legacy of trauma across generations.