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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottPacked with revelations and withheld information that comes to life; it is like an old movie castle full of false fireplaces and trap doors.
- 88Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageOne of the most compelling films the Holocaust has yet produced.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoIf you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That about sums up the amazing story of Edith Hahn Beer, an Austrian Jew who survived the Holocaust by passing herself off as Aryan.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSarandon narrates and Ormond reads excerpts from Hahn's memoir, supplemented by archival footage and interviews with the survivor herself.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA powerful account of living in isolation and constant terror.
- 50The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonWell-crafted but frustratingly superficial documentary.