
While mapping out the largest cave system in Ukraine, explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovers evidence that five Jewish families spent nearly a year and a half in the pitch-black caves to escape the Nazis. This is the story of the longest uninterrupted underground survival in recorded human history.... (Full plot summary below)
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While mapping out the largest cave system in Ukraine, explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovers evidence that five Jewish families spent nearly a year and a half in the pitch-black caves to escape the Nazis. This is the story of the longest uninterrupted underground survival in recorded human history.
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| Austin American-StatesmanJoe GrossIt is joyous to see these people, then children, now old, in natural light, and it is extraordinary to see them return to the cave that sheltered them. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekAn extraordinary combination of documentary and dramatization...a Holocaust film that's also a modern detective story. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThis is the remarkable story of a few of Holocaust survivors who lived over 500 days in caves, coming out into the light only when the German army had been driven from the Ukraine. |
| Times of IsraelJordan HoffmanThis film, while hardly being a masterpiece of cinema, has more than its share of gripping moments and emotional revelations. |
| VarietyJohn AndersonA substantial contribution to Holocaust cinema. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertAfter nine years of research, Nicola unearthed an amazing chapter in WWII history. |
| NewsdayRafer Guzman"No Place on Earth" depends heavily on re-enactments, but Tobias handles them delicately and keeps a lid on any overemoting. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitAt first a mystery unraveled by its discoverer and narrator Chris Nicola, 'No Place on Earth' manages to convey suspense in a tale whose outcome is already a given. |
| WBAI RadioPrairie MillerSheds light on a larger inquiry delving into the human psyche, and why some people succumb to fate while others go to extremes to resist and survive. Along with insights into courage versus fear and collaboration among spectators of the victimized. |
| Paste MagazineCameron McAllisterIn No Place on Earth, director Janet Tobias explores this profound discovery, shedding light on a incredible story of endurance. |