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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by: Mark Jonathan Harris

Directed by: Mark Jonathan Harris

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 15, 2000
DVD: August 28, 2001

Running Time: 122 minutes, Color / BW

Origin: USA / UK

Summary

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.

What The Critics Said

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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At its slowest, the film has value as a historical document.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.

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100

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

A marvelous picture and a highly unusual journey in and around the Holocaust.

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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.

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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.

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88

New York Post Lou Lumenick

There have been many documentaries about the Holocaust in recent years, but this one really stands out.

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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.

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80

Film.com Ernest Hardy

A heartfelt documentary.

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80

Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer

Fascinating and engrossing on every conceivable level

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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70

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Both informative and intensely moving.

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60

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Its subject matter is intrinsically upsetting.

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40

Washington Post Rita Kempley

Breaks no new ground.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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