Another excellent holocaust film is 2003's "Out of the Ashes." A Jewish doctor who survived Auschwitz comes to New York after the war and passes her bar exams only to be examined by an inquiry determining her participation with Dr. Mengele at Auschwitz.
Christine Lahti was absolutely terrific here. Her emotions as the outraged doctor were most convincing.
The film relies on flashback to show that she came from an orthodox family who resisted fleeing to Israel as the elders felt they were too old to start life anew there.
The movie showed how she was duped by Mengele which led to women going to their deaths. During this time at Auschwitz, she worked feverishly to save women; although, some of her methods came under intense scrutiny.
A gem of a film.
Christine Lahti was absolutely terrific here. Her emotions as the outraged doctor were most convincing.
The film relies on flashback to show that she came from an orthodox family who resisted fleeing to Israel as the elders felt they were too old to start life anew there.
The movie showed how she was duped by Mengele which led to women going to their deaths. During this time at Auschwitz, she worked feverishly to save women; although, some of her methods came under intense scrutiny.
A gem of a film.