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The Last Days

The Last Days

Documentary · History · 1998

This Oscar-winning documentary recounts the harrowing stories of five Hungarian Jews who endured the horrors of the Holocaust and Hitler's reign.

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The Last Days

“Everything you're about to see is true.”

1998 Documentary · History 1h 27m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.9 / 10

5.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

96 %

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Metacritic

85 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.4 / 10

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This Oscar-winning documentary recounts the harrowing stories of five Hungarian Jews who endured the horrors of the Holocaust and Hitler's reign.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James Moll

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Bill Basch

Self

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Martin Basch

Self

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Randolph Braham

Self

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Alice Lok Cahana

Self

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Renee Firestone

Self

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Irene Zisblatt

Self

Tom Lantos

Tom Lantos

Self

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.