One of the producers, Chris Branch, stressed that the work should not be considered a Holocaust documentary. “It’s about her love of music and how it has pulled her through in adversity. It’s a testament to the power of positive thought.
People have said to me: ‘I will cry when I see it.’ I reply that they will, but not for the reasons that they think,” he said.
Profits from the film will go to the music scholarship trust commemorating Mrs Herz-Sommer’s son, Raphael, a renowned cellist, who died in 2001.
The Oscar shortlist will be whittled down to five nominations for the awards ceremony in March.