A powerful and 'masterpiece of cinema' chronicling the genuine atrocities of WWII and the holocaust airs on BBC2 this evening. Schindler's List recounts the remarkable true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman and member of the Nazi Party who rescued more than 1,200 Polish Jews during the Holocaust by giving them employment in his manufacturing plants, evolving from a profit-driven opportunist into an altruistic hero who corrupted officials to shield his employees from death camps. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Released in 1993, the film charts Schindler's transformation whilst exposing the barbarism of that period, especially through his dealings with...