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The Last Letter

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Based in part on a novel by Vasily Grossman and on a previous stage production by director Frederick Wiseman, this film follows a Jewish doctor, Anna Semionova (Catherine Samie), who is awaiting her grim fate: the Nazis are about to storm her Ukrainian ghetto and ship its residents to concentration camps. Dr. Semionova devotes her final hours to composing a letter to her son expressing her love for him and her renewed embrace of her Jewish heritage, as well as her fear of dying.

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Kat Sachs Chicago Reader At just over an hour long, it builds steadily, going through a range of emotions with limited inflection on the part of Samie. Feb 7, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Frederick Wiseman

Director

Catherine Samie

Actor

Pierre-Olivier Bardet

Producer
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Synopsis Based in part on a novel by Vasily Grossman and on a previous stage production by director Frederick Wiseman, this film follows a Jewish doctor, Anna Semionova (Catherine Samie), who is awaiting her grim fate: the Nazis are about to storm her Ukrainian ghetto and ship its residents to concentration camps. Dr. Semionova devotes her final hours to composing a letter to her son expressing her love for him and her renewed embrace of her Jewish heritage, as well as her fear of dying.
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Pierre-Olivier Bardet
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 1m