
Stripped of possessions and rights, German and Eastern European Jews flee to an unlikely destination to avoid persecution from the Nazis.... (Full plot summary below)
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Stripped of possessions and rights, German and Eastern European Jews flee to an unlikely destination to avoid persecution from the Nazis.
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| Miami HeraldMarta BarberOne thing that strikes you as you watch Shanghai Ghetto is how little mingling there was between the Chinese and the Jews. |
| Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisA salute to those who were blessed not only with savvy and courage, but something between an uncanny sense of foresight and an unforeseen stroke of good fortune. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe account is highly informative, although it would come across more vividly if there were fewer talking heads and longer stretches of archival footage. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyWhere so many Holocaust documentaries remember the past and preach not to repeat it, Shanghai Ghetto remembers the past and teaches the relativity of experience. |
| San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerConsisting mostly of talking-head interviews, the film isn't especially dynamic, but it brims with insightful, poignant memories from survivors. |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageMay not be as dramatic as Roman Polanski's ''The Pianist,'' but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis is a vital history lesson that many of us have missed but few are likely to forget. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumEspecially interesting are the complex relations among the residents of the ghetto. |
| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe storytelling is eloquent and genuine, but the Manns' unadventurous approach (compared to, for instance, last year's intimate road movie "Fighter") rarely hits emotional pay dirt. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorOne of the most fascinating and least documented tributaries of the Jewish experience in World War II. |