Superb movie

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2002)

Truly excellent movie, better than "Schindler's List" in my opinion. The fact that you can see the horror of the holocaust through the eyes of a normal family makes everything more believable. Polansky wisely decided not to include a love story (not even hinted at)and the Warsaw ghetto looks exactly like you can see on the history books. Superb acting and directing, some scenes of this movie you will probably never forget: after being arrested by the SS, a group of jews stands in line and are told to be ready to move. "Where are you taking us?" a woman asks shyly. The answer is a bullet through her head, shot by the SS officer Whenever the SS raid a house, you are actually inside the house yourself, looking for a way to escape... See this movie and take your teen-aged children along, as what they learn about the holocaust on the history books they might forget, but they will not forget this movie!