The Last Days
1998 · Movie · PG-13 · 87 min · ★ 7.4 · 89% critics
Survivors from Hungary share firsthand memories of life before the Nazi occupation, the sudden upheaval that followed, and the struggle to endure. Decades later, they revisit places from their childhoods, reflecting on what was lost and what it means to remember.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-10-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (101 votes)
About
If you value firsthand history and reflective survivor stories, this documentary offers a moving, memory-driven view of the Holocaust; Not for you if you want lighter viewing or distance from traumatic accounts, like in The Look of Silence.
Pros: powerful survivor testimonies; important historical reminder; thoughtfully structured storytelling | Cons: emotionally heavy subject; harrowing camp accounts; limited broader context
Themes
- prisoner
- world war ii
- u.s. soldier
- banana
- childhood home
- buchenwald
- menorah
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1999
Cast & crew
- BB
Bill Basch
as Self
- MB
Martin Basch
as Self
- RB
Randolph Braham
as Self
- AC
Alice Lok Cahana
as Self
- RF
Renee Firestone
as Self
- IZ
Irene Zisblatt
as Self
Tom Lantos
as Self
- MC
Michael Cahana
as Self
- WD
Warren Dunn
as Self
- BF
Bernard Firestone
as Self
Directed by James Moll