Watch Ben Foster in HBO's The Survivor trailer

The Barry Levinson-directed TV movie "tells the incredible true story of (Harry) Haft (Foster), who after being sent to Auschwitz, survived not only the unspeakable horrors of the camp, but the gladiatorial boxing spectacle he was forced to perform with his fellow prisoners for the amusement of his captors," according to Deadline. "Unbeknownst to those who try to destroy him, Haft’s will to survive is driven by his quest to reunite with the woman he loves." The Survivor premieres April 27 in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day.