
A documentary about the outcome of a decision made by a brother and sister in 1945. One missed meeting, two families, and three generations.... (Full plot summary below)
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A documentary about the outcome of a decision made by a brother and sister in 1945. One missed meeting, two families, and three generations.
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| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA bittersweet documentary detailing an attempt to reconcile a pair of siblings' polar opposite approaches to surviving the Holocaust. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferA suspenseful, surprising and intriguing emotional journey. |
| Movie MezzanineDan SchindelFarewell, Herr Schwarz is of a kind with 2011's excellent The Flat... |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisYael Reuveny’s Farewell Herr Schwarz traces a Holocaust mystery with stumbling curiosity and endearing sincerity. |
| New York PostLou LumenickIt’s an absorbing documentary that eloquently explores questions about forgiveness. |
| VarietyElla TaylorIn Reuveny’s subtle hands, any uplift to emerge from this extraordinary tale is earned, not gratuitously extracted. |
| Time OutDavid EhrlichReuveny's film unfolds with the amorphousness of memory, her family's story told in a way so personal that it feels more like a private genealogy project than a doc fit for the public. |
| Slant MagazineWes GreeneThe sobering quality that informs both the documentary's aesthetic and content largely suppresses any spontaneity or much-needed moments of levity. |