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I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

2007 · 1h 45m · PG-13 Documentary
Directed by Richard Trank

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"I Have Never Forgotten You" is a comprehensive look at the life and legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter and humanitarian. Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman, it features interviews with longtime Wiesenthal associates, government leaders from around the world, friends and family members--many of whom have never discussed the legendary Nazi hunter and humanitarian on camera. Previously unseen archival film and photos also highlight the film. What was the driving force behind his work? What kept him going when for years the odds were against his efforts? What is his legacy today, more than 60 years after the end of World War Two?

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80%
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Rotten

More objective filmmakers might have delved a little deeper and produced something more real.

Maureen M. Hart, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

It's an exercise in hero worship that couldn't be more justified, even though Wiesenthal would have been modestly embarrassed by the honor.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

Persuasive and engaging, if one-sided. It could be argued there is only one side to argue.

Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh

The film successfully contextualizes [Wisenthal's] legacy for a new generation.

Lael Loewenstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

[Director] Trank is so busy fashioning [Wiesenthal] as a superhero that little light is shed on the man's relentlessness and his stubborn determination to keep his data center in Vienna even under siege from a shabby Austrian smear campaign.

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly

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