Tuesday, March 22, 2016

REMEMBER-An Unforgettable Story of Senior Holocaust Survivors

REMEMBER is a remarkable film that will serve as a reminder of the genocide of 6,000,000 Jews & millions of others during WWII.  It addresses the turbulence of hatred that festers.  The number of survivors from the Holocaust have dwindled.  Soon, there will be no one left with a 1st hand account of the Nazi's atrocities.  Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor and famous Nazi hunter died in 2005.  His mission in the pursuit of Nazis "was justice, not vengence."  Wiesenthal wanted them brought to trial for the world to hear & know the truth of their heinous crimes against humanity.  Max (Oscar winner Martin Landau) and Lev (Christopher Plummer) are 2 elderly men living in the same assisted living facility.  The movie stars with Lev waking calling out for Ruth, his wife of many years who recently passed.  Max (wheel chair bound & tethered to an oxygen tank) and Lev conspire together on the last night of Yahrzeit (mourning) for Lev's wife, Ruth.  The 2 geriatrics still have tricks (& cash) up their sleeves.  It becomes obvious that Lev has dementia.  He is in needs constant reminders & is often confused.  Max has written a letter for Lev (which he constantly refers) and reminds Lev of his promise made for after his beloved Ruth passed.  Both actors give tour de force performances.  Max is a wizened & frail yet still a force to be reckoned.  Lev's senility is so prominent its incredulous to believe him capable of  navigating his travels let alone hunt down & murder the Nazi guard they both knew from Auschwitz.   The movie is filled with intrigue, pathos and mystery.  It will have you riveted throughout the slow suspenseful scenes and the combustible confrontations.  REMEMBER pays tribute to the millions killed in the Holocaust and serves as a permanent, indelible reminder.  "For ever to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing."  "Justice for crimes against humanity must have no limitations." (S. Wiesenthal)

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