{"id":50555,"date":"2024-05-01T15:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2034153"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:08:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:08:40","slug":"the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-stars-on-fear-and-trepidation-of-joining-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-stars-on-fear-and-trepidation-of-joining-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tattooist of Auschwitz stars on \u201cfear and trepidation\u201d of joining cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

“At first, it was very scary, very terrifying.” <\/p>

By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2024 at 13:34 PM<\/p>

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Heather Morris\u2019s book The Tattooist of Auschwitz<\/a>, which charts the true story of Holocaust survivors Lale Sokolov and Gita Fuhrmannova, who met and fell in love inside Auschwitz, enjoyed international success following its publication in 2018.<\/p>\n

So it was only a matter of time before it was adapted for the screen, with the six-part series arriving on Sky Atlantic<\/a> in the UK on Thursday 2nd May.<\/p>\n

Given the delicate subject matter, with ample room for error, Jonah Hauer-King, who plays Lale in his younger years, and Anna Pr\u00f3chniak, who stars as Gita, both admitted that they were apprehensive about signing up to the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was unsure, personally,\u201d said Hauer-King. \u201cUsually, as an actor, you have nothing but joy and excitement at the possibility of<\/span> getting some work. But with this, it was so complex, the feelings towards it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that while he felt \u201cvery privileged and honoured\u201d to be offered the role, he was hyper-aware of how \u201cchallenging it would be on a personal level, but also making sure that you deal with it respectfully\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even a work of <\/span>fiction, there\u2019s a level of<\/span> apprehension when you\u2019re doing it, especially if it holds a special place in people\u2019s hearts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that, coupled with it being a real-life story and it being in this context, it really was a perfect storm of<\/span> fear and trepidation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pr\u00f3chniak echoed her co-star\u2019s comments: \u201cIt\u2019s such a responsibility, to play a real character, to play this character, to tell this story, which is so meaningful and so important. It was scary. At first, it was very scary, very terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n