The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 David ArquetteHoffman | Hoffman |
 Velizar BinevMoll | Moll |
 Michael StuhlbargCohen | Cohen |
 Daniel BenzaliSimon Schlermer | Simon Schlermer |
 Allan CordunerNyiszli | Nyiszli |
 Steve Buscemi'Hesch' Abramowics | 'Hesch' Abramowics |
 Harvey KeitelSS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt | SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt |
 Natasha LyonneRosa | Rosa |
 Mira SorvinoDina | Dina |
 Brían F. O'ByrneInterrogator | Interrogator |
 Valentin GanevTorturer | Torturer |
 Velimir VelevKS Man | KS Man |
| DDavid ChandlerRosenthal | Rosenthal |
 George ZlatarevLowy | Lowy |
 Henry StramMengele | Mengele |
| LLisa BenavidesAnja | Anja |
 Shirly BrenerInmate | Inmate |
 Lee WilkofMan with watch | Man with watch |
 Jessica HechtMan's wife | Man's wife |
 Hristo ShopovHalivni | Halivni |
| DDonka AvramovaYoung Woman | Young Woman |
 Harry AnichkinKaminski | Kaminski |
| DDimitar IvanovOld Man | Old Man |
| KKamelia GrigorovaGirl | Girl |
| DDafina KatzarraskaWoman Inmate | Woman Inmate |
| RRumena TrifonovaWoman Inmate | Woman Inmate |
| SSimeon VladovGuard | Guard |
 Mariana StanshevaGirl's Mother | Girl's Mother |
| OOncho AlexanyanRivkin | Rivkin |
| GGeorgi KalchevSS Officer | SS Officer |