The Last Days (1998)

Directed by

James Moll

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 102 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the stories of five Hungarian Jews who lived through the Holocaust during the last year of World War II. It shows the harsh realities of concentration camps while highlighting the survivors' determination and hope.

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What happens

The Last Days is a 1998 American documentary film directed by James Moll and produced by June Beallor and Kenneth Lipper; Steven Spielberg, in his role as founder of the Shoah Foundation, was one of the film's executive producers. The film tells the stories of five Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust (also known as the Shoah), focusing on the last year of World War II, when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary and began mass deportations of Jews in the country to concentration and extermination camps, primarily Auschwitz. It depicts the horrors of life in the camps, but also stresses the optimism and perseverance of the survivors. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 71st Academy Awards. It was remastered and re-released on Netflix on May 19, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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