Village Voice by Craig D. Lindsey
In the end, this relentlessly scenic travelogue/valentine is Willer literally giving her old man peace of mind.
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United Kingdom · 2017
1h 27m
Director Marina Willer
Starring Tim Pigott-Smith
Genre Documentary
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Award-winning filmmaker Marina Willer creates an impressionistic visual essay as she traces her father’s family journey as one of only twelve Jewish families to survive the Nazi occupation of Prague during World War II. The film travels from war-torn Eastern Europe to South America and is told through the voice of Willer’s father, Alfred.
Village Voice by Craig D. Lindsey
In the end, this relentlessly scenic travelogue/valentine is Willer literally giving her old man peace of mind.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Cinematically and emotionally it’s a mixed bag, a slow-moving visual treatise and occasional vanity piece that requires — but doesn’t always earn — our indulgence.
The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak
Willer’s essay film is obviously a cathartic experience, her documenting a family history that transcends the personal towards the universal
Slant Magazine by Keith Watson
The banality of Marina Willer’s voiceover only goes to prove the old cliché that a picture is worth a thousand words.
The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
The sad truth is that we’ve heard countless harrowing stories of the Holocaust, and this one, for the most part, isn’t presented in a way that makes it indelible or urgent.
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