In Czech and German … 67 minute running … a Holocaust movie so not something you should voluntarily watch… very promising beginning, I’m sure the guy who made Son of Saul (which is great) was inspired by it … but this movie, despite its short length, could have been tightened up considerably … the flashbacks and fantasies became repetitive, the scene with the ridiculous old German men, with their beer steins and sausages, holding them hostage could have been shortened a great deal… in short, the director needed a firm editor but didn’t have one … still, this is not a bad movie, it could have been a very good movie, and possibly a great movie, if I had edited it. It’s worth seeing, no matter what.

Essay by Michael Atkinson (that I haven’t read yet) … OK, I read it, it’s good.