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Three Minutes: A Lengthening

  • 2021
  • PG
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Three Minutes: A Lengthening (2021)
Presents a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland and tries to postpone its ending. As long as we are watching, history is not over yet. The three minutes of footage, mostly in color, are the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk before the Holocaust. The existing three minutes are examined to unravel the human stories hidden in the celluloid.
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A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II.A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II.A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II.

  • Director
    • Bianca Stigter
  • Writers
    • Bianca Stigter
    • Glenn Kurtz
  • Stars
    • Helena Bonham Carter
    • Glenn Kurtz
    • Moszek Tuchendler
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    520
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bianca Stigter
    • Writers
      • Bianca Stigter
      • Glenn Kurtz
    • Stars
      • Helena Bonham Carter
      • Glenn Kurtz
      • Moszek Tuchendler
    • 7User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations

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    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Glenn Kurtz
    • Self
    Moszek Tuchendler
    • Self
    • (as Maurice Chandler)
    • Director
      • Bianca Stigter
    • Writers
      • Bianca Stigter
      • Glenn Kurtz
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    • Trivia
      The only footage shown that is not part of the original three minute film is a brief shot of a 3-D model created of the market square in Nasielsk.
    • Connections
      Features Our Trip to Holland, Belgium, Poland, France and England 1938 (2012)

    User reviews7

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    Not engaging
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unless you have a personal connection to the Holocaust or unless you have professional interest in it, boredom is likely to wash over you as you watch this documentary. I won't recommend Three Minutes: A Lengthening to others. There is an obvious peril in taking three minutes of film and trying to stretch it into an hour-long documentary.

    This documentary appeals to a fairly small number of people. I'm surprised by the generally positive reviews it has received if I'm being honest. Folks should be brave enough to characterize work like this as the underwhelming production that it is. You can take a pass on watching Three Minutes: A Lengthening without missing out on much.
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    • Release date
      • April 7, 2022 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
      • German
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • 三分鐘--超展開
    • Filming locations
      • Nasielsk, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Family Affair Films
      • Lammas Park
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    • Budget
      • €122,500 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $90,144
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,062
      • Aug 21, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $102,259
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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