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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceAbby GarnettVillage VoiceAbby GarnettCognet's work is more devoted to thought about aesthetics than aesthetics themselves. His modest film represents a break from the rigorous historical work typically associated with documentaries about the Holocaust, and its open-ended nature is a fitting analogue to ongoing questions about testimony and healing.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs crude as many of these works are, they exert an eerie cumulative power.
- 60The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinMore attention paid to the narrative of some of these pieces, rather than simply their craft, could have been more enlightening.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijA less successful aspect of the film is Cognet’s attempt to tie the concentration camps as contemporary spaces into the narrative, with shots of the now practically empty landscapes -- some tourists here and there notwithstanding -- interspersed throughout.