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The Last Days

Play trailer Poster for The Last Days PG-13 Released Oct 23, 1998 1h 26m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis' "Final Solution," their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity.
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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture Let it be said up front that the unspeakable has to be spoken -- that every scrap of testimony to the Holocaust must somewhere be recorded; that the survivors and historians should insist on preserving every syllable... Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 4/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Elinor J. Brecher Miami Herald It offers powerful testimony to the ravages of hatred, and the resiliency of the human spirit. Rated: 3/4 Aug 17, 2021 Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Still very much one of the most powerful Oscar-winning documentaries of the last quarter century. Jun 3, 2021 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Perhaps more pointedly than other documentaries on this subject, The Last Days movingly shines a harsh light on the last-ditch spasm of murder the Nazis engaged in. Rated: 5/5 Jun 2, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael W This Steven Spielberg documentary was really good. Steven and the entire crew did a fantastic job in this documentary. This true story about the remaining survivors of the Holocaust was dramatic, tragic, and depressing. What the Nazi's did at that time was pure evil and it never should've happened. These survivors were very brave to tell their story and to prove that the Holocaust happened. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, check it out sometime. It's a must see. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/29/22 Full Review toby h The Last Days is a moving look back at a harrowing time in history. More documentary's like this need to be rewatched and shown to younger generations. A haunting trip that needs to be taken. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I highly recommend this to all if they really want a better grasp of the horror that transpired in a strikingly emotional production. This should be essential viewing in high schools. This documentary gives background of how the holocaust caught so many by surprise and how quick it transpired in Hungary at the end of WW2. It also brings home that we must stop antisemitism in its tracks today as history can repeat itself in much of the world. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review greg r One more movie for rotten humans to have a chance to learn. One more movie for them to ignore. Outstanding stories. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Very tough documentary about Hungarian Jews. I feel that this doc is very sad, at moments very hard to keep watching because it's more personal than others. Watching the surviving jews talk about what they endured, before, during, and after the Holocaust is really sad, but also is what makes this doc special. The Last Days also features a german Doctor who was in charge of a clinic in Auschwitz. A clinic is misnamer, since they didn't use it to treat jews as patients, it was more like a lab, in which they treated them as rats. All in all, I think this documentary is a must watch if you are interested in the Holocaust. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A master documentary about the darkest of subjects in Modern History, the Last Days of the Holocaust & the Nazi's obsession to murder all Jews despite loosing the war. The film focuses on 5 Hungarian Jew survivors from the Holocaust mainly Aushwitz Camp in Poland & their chilling stories but also their gratefulness to be alive. As one could imagine this is not a fun film to watch but an important one. The images that appear in this film are not easy to view but it did happen. A very powerful documentary that needs to tool to assure this will never happen in history again. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis' "Final Solution," their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity.
Director
James Moll
Producer
June Beallor, Ken Lipper
Distributor
October Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 5, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA)
$419.8K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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