The Accountant of Auschwitz

2018

1h 18m

Documentary

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The life of Oskar Gröning, one of the last surviving members of the SS to be tried for war crimes.

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Triste documentário, já sabia que passaria raiva, a impunidade demonstrada durante todo documentário é de enraivecer, e como bem foi relatado, cada pátria carrega sua própria carga de culpa por atrocidades do passado, o nosso, bem como dos EUA é a escravidão (complementando com a dizimação dos povos indígenas), a condenação, apesar de tardia, é representativa, dos 600k de soldados, apenas 124 foram presos e condenados, ínfimo, mas os tribunais incomodavam, uma vez que juízes também eram nazistas

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

An interesting film recounting a gruesome history, but at times the central message gets lost.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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william k

Relatively short, but remarkable look at a more peripheral perpetrator of the Holocaust which also sheds light on aspects of individual and collective guilt and justice.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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greg r

This is about as good a documentary as can be created. Incredible.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

É um bom documentário, porém fala algumas mentiras e enrola bastante tempo para somente no final contar o real objetivo do documentário.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

This documentary does not fairly portray the events around the Groening trial. In particular they do not acknowledge that the reason he came to light and was eventually charged was because he spoke out against the Holocaust denial movement. They portray him as remorseless when in fact he showed great remorse. Propaganda should remain a tool of the Nazis, not a tool used by the side of righteousness.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Matthew Shoychet

Director

Oskar Gröning

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Alan Dershowitz

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Lawrence Douglas

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Benjamin Ferencz

Self

Ursula Haverbeck

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John Doyle

Globe and Mail

The doc also manages to have, at times, an intensely gripping quality, as Holocaust survivors face Groning and their vivid accounts clash with the banalities of his work that the mild-mannered old man describes.

Feb 1, 2019

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

The film tracks the evolution of international law over the decades, which eventually allowed authorities to make the case against people like Groening, hiding in plain sight for 70 years.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 9, 2018

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Justice comes late to WWII Nazi at German trial; violence.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 17, 2019

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Illustrates the importance of seeking justice.

Apr 11, 2019

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Ken Eisner

Georgia Straight

Packs a lot of history and unhappily relevant moral issues into its swift 75 minutes.

Jul 19, 2018

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Chris Knight

National Post

Despite the film's 78-minute duration, The Accountant of Auschwitz finds time to take some fascinating detours.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 8, 2018

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Synopsis

The life of Oskar Gröning, one of the last surviving members of the SS to be tried for war crimes.

Director: Matthew Shoychet
Producer: Anna Junger, Randi Kirshenbaum, Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman, Jordan Nahmias
Screenwriter: Ricki Gurwitz
Production Co: TLNT Productions, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Good Soup Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 18m

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