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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Nancy Fishman Film Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Nancy Fishman Film Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Past present and future mix in this eloquent, intense and surprisingly humorous portrait of documentary filmmaker David Fisher and his siblings, as they retrace the footsteps of their late father—a Holocaust survivor who was interned in Gusen and Gunskirchen, Austria. David’s journey takes him to the U.S., where he meets American WWII v...

Directed By: David Fisher

Written By: David Fisher

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Nancy Fishman Film Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Nancy Fishman Film Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m

Six Million and One

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Past present and future mix in this eloquent, intense and surprisingly humorous portrait of documentary filmmaker David Fisher and his siblings, as they retrace the footsteps of their late father—a Holocaust survivor who was interned in Gusen and Gunskirchen, Austria. David’s journey takes him to the U.S., where he meets American WWII v...

Directed By: David Fisher

Written By: David Fisher

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70
Oct 20, 2012
Fisher's separate visit with several still-traumatized American World War II vets who helped liberate the death camps is also stirring - and horrifying.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 28, 2012
It is an emotional journey for these grown children, now in their 40s and 50s, who engage in sometimes heated conversations, several taking place on the actual sites where Joseph and other prisoners endured unimaginable suffering.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 28, 2012
All the while, Fisher and his kin's incessant, contentious bickering exposes the ongoing difficulty of reconciling with inherited trauma, though such squabbling's protracted prominence also, ultimately, suggests the need for a bit more editorial trimming.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 28, 2012
The siblings react with humor and horror to what they discover. So will many viewers of this self-indulgent but engaging work.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 28, 2012
Six Million and One suggests the need for both a more ruthless editor and a well-trained family therapist.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Yes, ZDF/Arte
Release Date Sep 28, 2012
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.facebook.com/sixmillionandonethemovie
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Awards

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
• 2 Nominations
Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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