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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Warner Bros.
MPAA RATING: PG for thematic elements
Starring
Judi Dench (Narrator),
and
Alexander Gordon
In an effort to remove Jewish children from Nazi territory in pre-World War II Europe, the "Kindertransport" sent children far away from their families to live with stangers, often never to see their parents again. In this documentary, the aging survivors and their rescuers tell their moving stories.
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Mark Jonathan Harris
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Mark Jonathan Harris
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 28, 2001
Video: August 28, 2001
Theatrical: September 15, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
122 minutes, Color / BW |
| ORIGIN: |
USA / UK |
Received an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
San Francisco Chronicle
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At its slowest, the film has value as a historical document.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.
100
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
A marvelous picture and a highly unusual journey in and around the Holocaust.
100
Chicago Tribune
Marc Caro
Has moments of profound poignance, though it lacks the overall dramatic impact of "The Long Way Home."
88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
A powerful and moving contribution to the cinema of the Holocaust.
88
New York Daily News
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.
88
Mr. Showbiz
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.
88
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
There have been many documentaries about the Holocaust in recent years, but this one really stands out.
88
USA Today
Mike Clark
Proves there are Holocaust stories still to be told.
83
Entertainment Weekly
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.
80
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
A heartfelt documentary.
80
Dallas Observer
Jean Oppenheimer
Fascinating and engrossing on every conceivable level
80
Time
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.
80
Variety
Emanuel Levy
Heartbreaking yet truly inspirational.
80
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor
A haunting tale of the physical survival and emotional confusion of children who were simultaneously required to build a new life and hold fast to the memory of an old one, in the hope of resuming it after the war.
80
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
To my taste, the only serious drawback to this absorbing film is Harris's unimaginative adherence to documentary convention, which obliges him to "illustrate" the voice-overs even when the material matches the narratives only in fictional terms.
80
Village Voice
Elliott Stein
It's worth shelling out to see this doc on a theater screen: The enthralling archival footage of Germany in the 1930s is rare stuff indeed, of superb photographic quality.
80
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Because Into the Arms of Strangers is as much a story about childhood as it is about the Holocaust, it's an especially moving and effective piece of work.
78
Austin Chronicle
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.
75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Movingly recounts a hitherto untold story in the voices of the people who lived it.
75
San Francisco Examiner
G. Allen Johnson
Misses some creative opportunities to really drive this story home, but it's a naturally haunting story nonetheless.
75
Miami Herald
Sara Wildberger
Documentary of riveting personal stories.
70
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Fluidly edited, subtle.
70
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Both informative and intensely moving.
60
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
Its subject matter is intrinsically upsetting.
40
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Breaks no new ground.
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