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The Last Days

1998 · Movie · PG-13 · 87 min

7.6(101)unSUB Rating

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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
TMDB rating (input)
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 AwardBest 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

    Tom Lantos

    as Self

  • MC

    Michael Cahana

    as Self

  • WD

    Warren Dunn

    as Self

  • BF

    Bernard Firestone

    as Self

Directed by James Moll