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- 2017
- Churban
- 1 h 21 m
- 2017
- Churban
- 1 h 21 m
Summary Destination Unknown blends intimate testimony with immersive archive to bring the stories of twelve Holocaust survivors to the screen.
Directed By: Claire Ferguson
- 2017
- Churban
- 1 h 21 m
- 2017
- Churban
- 1 h 21 m
Destination Unknown
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Summary Destination Unknown blends intimate testimony with immersive archive to bring the stories of twelve Holocaust survivors to the screen.
Directed By: Claire Ferguson
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Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
75
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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Claire Ferguson’s documentary is a powerful, valuable addition to the Holocaust testimony genre.
Survival is depicted as a double-edged sword in Destination Unknown, an accomplished and heartrending documentary.
A valuable document.
You can’t encapsulate the horrors of the Holocaust in 80 minutes, but what the 12 interviewed survivors accomplish in the documentary Destination Unknown is nevertheless a vivid portrait of genocide put into practice, and its everlasting effects on the living.
Ms. Ferguson’s film does not seem to have a particular organizing principle at first. These survivors do not necessarily know one another. But their stories, intercut with archival footage over a brisk and frequently harrowing 81 minutes, build to a pitch of horror and sadness that eventually allows for a note or two of hope to sound.
As the film goes from profound life experience to profound life experience, stuck between gathering information and growing art from its themes, the documentary proves to be more noble than notable.
Comprising archive footage and first-hand accounts, Claire Ferguson’s film feels vital in sharing harrowing stories of life in concentration camps.
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Production Company
Churban,
Gigatel CYF
Release Date Nov 10, 2017
Duration 1 h 21 m
Genres
Tagline They Survived, But Could They Be Free?
Awards
The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award
• 1 Nomination
