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The Long Way Home

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At the end of World War II, Holocaust survivors are freed from Nazi internment camps. For many of them, the joy quickly turns to despair, as most have no families and nowhere to go. Because of quotas imposed by the British, thousands are unable to legally immigrate to Palestine. Many are put into displaced persons camps to await relocation. Meanwhile, the world powers work toward the creation of Israel as a homeland for all Jews. Morgan Freeman narrates this moving documentary.

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Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 4/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies ...The Long Way Home is as detailed as it can be in just under two hours. Jan 27, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews The strength of the film lies in the footage that Harris was able to assemble and the stars he signed up to read from the diaries and letters of the time. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 25, 2002 Full Review Elspeth Haughton Apollo Guide Rated: 90/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't say enough about this movie. I can sum it up by saying that seeing it made a significant change in my outlook on life. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A pretty dry, compassionate and one sided account of the creation of Israel. Follows the shocking treatment of survivors between VE Day and the creation of Israel. It refuses to properly acknowledge the serious political ramifications of creating Israel for the Palestinian people which has led to the enduring conflict in the region. This closed shop form of documentary making makes it hard to take seriously as does Morgan Freeman's comment that the Arabs arrived in Israel around the sixth century..huh? It does do a great job of highlighting the awful treatment of Holocaust survivors post war but there's little else to be taken from this documentary and amazed it got an Oscar. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing. Simply amazing. I didnt know the history beyond WW2. Sadly it only got worse, but what an incredible story. So sad. Amazing documentary, amazing narration. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Morgan Freeman narrates this awesome doc Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member An incredible and extremely informative documentary about the three year period between the liberation of the Nazi death camps and the nearly impossible struggle to establish a home for the displaced Jewish people of Europe. Amazing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis At the end of World War II, Holocaust survivors are freed from Nazi internment camps. For many of them, the joy quickly turns to despair, as most have no families and nowhere to go. Because of quotas imposed by the British, thousands are unable to legally immigrate to Palestine. Many are put into displaced persons camps to await relocation. Meanwhile, the world powers work toward the creation of Israel as a homeland for all Jews. Morgan Freeman narrates this moving documentary.
Director
Mark Jonathan Harris
Producer
Marvin Hier, Richard Trank
Screenwriter
Mark Jonathan Harris
Distributor
Seventh Art Releasing
Production Co
Moriah Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.3K
Runtime
1h 50m
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