Redeeming Factor

SOMETIMES a meaningful relationship can be forged between two very different people, and in the unlikeliest of places.

And so it proves for Carl Meissner and Leyna Strobl, who find themselves surrounded by man’s inhumanity to man at Majdanek; one of the biggest extermination camps in Nazi occupied Europe. Brutalised by the camp’s regime, and haunted by harrowing personal experiences, Carl and Leyna seek an escape from the horror.

Later, as World War II ends, they begin a new life together, but their happiness is destined not to last. Cruelly separated from Leyna, Carl is thrust into another – even more unlikely – relationship before being called to account for his actions at Majdanek. So begins the most challenging period of his life: a period that reaches a shocking conclusion.

However, that is not the end of the story. In fact, it is just the beginning of a remarkable journey towards redemption and understanding.

“Redeeming Factor” is about human frailty, compassion, the search f