The Last Days

DocumentaryHistory

1998, Movie, 1h 27min

Five Jewish Hungarians, now US citizens, tell their stories: before March 1944, when Nazis began to exterminate Hungarian Jews, months in concentration camps, and visiting childhood homes more than 50 years later. An historian, a Sonderkommando, a doctor who experimented on Auschwitz prisoners, and US soldiers who were part of the liberation in April 1945.

Country: United States

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7.9

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8.5

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Critic William Thomas

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...it is impossible to diminish the moving testimony or the dignity of the survivors delivering it.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Barbara Shulgasser-Parker

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...shines a harsh light on the last-ditch spasm of murder the Nazis engaged in, even as they knew they would lose the cataclysmic war they had launched on much of the world for years.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Critic Marc Savlov

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...a document more than an examination, and its power of record is inarguable and incorruptible

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Jesper Vestergaard

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...jeg [har] aldrig før haft den fornemmelse af at opleve ren ondskab så stærkt gennem billeder, at det har blændet mine øjne og boret sig så dybt ind.

Read full review at Cinemazone

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The Last Days is a powerful and moving documentary that tells the story of five Hungarian Jews who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and Hitler's reign. Through their personal testimonies, the film recounts the harrowing experiences of those who were arrested, taken to concentration camps, and experimented on by Nazi doctors. The documentary also follows the journey of these survivors as they return to their childhood homes in Hungary, more than 50 years later. With a gripping narrative and raw emotion, The Last Days provides a poignant and unforgettable insight into one of the darkest periods in human history.

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You can stream The Last Days on: Netflix

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