Metacritic reviews

At its slowest, the film has value as a historical document. At its best, the film gives a human face to stories of unimaginable suffering and unexpected triumph.

A marvelous picture and a highly unusual journey in and around the Holocaust.

There have been many documentaries about the Holocaust in recent years, but this one really stands out.

The dramatic power, though, comes entirely from the eloquence of old people, shot in medium close-up, barely moving as they remember things.

A heartfelt documentary.

Fascinating and engrossing on every conceivable level

This moving tribute to a handful of candles flickering in the darkness has the power to summon us--one prays--to our better selves.

Unfamiliar to most these days and it goes without saying that Harris performs a great service in the eyes of history with his film.

Misses some creative opportunities to really drive this story home, but it's a naturally haunting story nonetheless.

Its subject matter is intrinsically upsetting.