79
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAt its slowest, the film has value as a historical document. At its best, the film gives a human face to stories of unimaginable suffering and unexpected triumph.
- 100Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowA marvelous picture and a highly unusual journey in and around the Holocaust.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThere have been many documentaries about the Holocaust in recent years, but this one really stands out.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe dramatic power, though, comes entirely from the eloquence of old people, shot in medium close-up, barely moving as they remember things.
- 80Film.comErnest HardyFilm.comErnest HardyA heartfelt documentary.
- 80Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerFascinating and engrossing on every conceivable level
- 80TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelThis moving tribute to a handful of candles flickering in the darkness has the power to summon us--one prays--to our better selves.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovUnfamiliar to most these days and it goes without saying that Harris performs a great service in the eyes of history with his film.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonMisses some creative opportunities to really drive this story home, but it's a naturally haunting story nonetheless.
- 60The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIts subject matter is intrinsically upsetting.