Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow

A marvelous picture and a highly unusual journey in and around the Holocaust.

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

At its slowest, the film has value as a historical document. At its best, the film gives a human face to stories of unimaginable suffering and unexpected triumph.

Chicago Tribune by Marc Caro

Has moments of profound poignance, though it lacks the overall dramatic impact of "The Long Way Home."

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

There have been many documentaries about the Holocaust in recent years, but this one really stands out.

Mr. Showbiz by Kevin Maynard

A fitting tribute to these displaced children because it so simply and elegantly personalizes their place in the most horrific chapter of 20th-century history.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

Harris brings into focus a nearly forgotten success story, filling in another blank in the ultimate mosaic of the 20th century's greatest tragedy.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan

A powerful and moving contribution to the cinema of the Holocaust.

USA Today by Mike Clark

Proves there are Holocaust stories still to be told.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

The dramatic power, though, comes entirely from the eloquence of old people, shot in medium close-up, barely moving as they remember things.

Time by Richard Schickel

This moving tribute to a handful of candles flickering in the darkness has the power to summon us--one prays--to our better selves.

Dallas Observer by Jean Oppenheimer

Fascinating and engrossing on every conceivable level

Film.com by Ernest Hardy

A heartfelt documentary.

Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov

Unfamiliar to most these days and it goes without saying that Harris performs a great service in the eyes of history with his film.

San Francisco Examiner by G. Allen Johnson

Misses some creative opportunities to really drive this story home, but it's a naturally haunting story nonetheless.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

Its subject matter is intrinsically upsetting.