Packed with revelations and withheld information that comes to life; it is like an old movie castle full of false fireplaces and trap doors.
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Boston GlobeJanice Page
Boston GlobeJanice Page
One of the most compelling films the Holocaust has yet produced.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That about sums up the amazing story of Edith Hahn Beer, an Austrian Jew who survived the Holocaust by passing herself off as Aryan.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Sarandon narrates and Ormond reads excerpts from Hahn's memoir, supplemented by archival footage and interviews with the survivor herself.
At a brisk 97 minutes, the film skips over many episodes that make Hahn's book a pulse-pounding page-turner, but offers her rare perspective on both sides of civilian life during those nightmare years.
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Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A powerful account of living in isolation and constant terror.