The 'Mighty Eighth Air Force' tilted the balance for the Allies during World War II. This is the story of how they did it, using rare archival footage and dramatic eye-witness accounts of the airmen and the commanders themselves.

　　碧血黄沙，传奇诞世；烽烟千载，儿女英雄。
　　《敦煌：生而传奇》作为首部人物纪传体·剧情式传奇纪录片，由冯小刚配音、艾美奖跨国团队精诚制作、中外学者联手解读，以全球视野揭秘不为人知的神秘敦煌。本片讲述从大汉到晚唐众多历史人物的传奇故事，探究敦煌如何从一个偏僻的边陲小镇变成国际商业枢纽、世界上最伟大的艺术和宗教中心之一，并解读它成为当今丝绸之路著名节点、世界文化遗产之地的原因。
　　本片通过剧情演绎、纪实拍摄、专家访谈等内容，将观众带入传奇往事，走近那些以勇气和远见推动敦煌走向辉煌的人物，重新认识一座屹立于中西交汇处、蕴藏人类文化基因的殿堂。

The untold story of a Jewish baby who was born in the death camp before the liberation and survived. An extraordinary journey of the second and third generation, breaking the cycle of trauma to free themselves from Auschwitz - forever.