I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
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Actor: Nicole KidmanBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
Movie Review: Shedding a New Light on Justice and Tolerance
Summary: 5 Stars
Archival footage, interviews with people who knew Simon Wiesenthal, on-location photography, and narrative by Nicole Kidman make it possible for viewers to get a better appreciation for what Wiesenthal did in his lifetime to bring some justice to the victims of the Holocaust. The documentary mainly sticks to a chronological approach to Wiesenthal who is often known under the name of "Nazi hunter." The documentary contains some images that should not deter viewers to face the ugly side of human history.
To some people, Wiesenthal was seen as too "obsessed" with bringing the worst criminals of the Holocaust to justice. To others, Wiesenthal was a man who made a promise to himself and the other victims of this ignominious genocide that they would not be forgotten. Wiesenthal described himself as a researcher, not a hero, who was interested in the truth, not revenge. Wiesenthal stuck to the facts while he and his team were painstakingly building a case against the worst Nazi criminals. To his credit, Wiesenthal also made clear that he and his helpers were not at war with the children of Nazis like Adolf Eichmann, no matter what their parents did to them and their families. In addition, Wiesenthal did not make differences among the victims of the Holocaust, being Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, or other "undesirables" in the eyes of the Nazis and their collaborators.
The documentary clearly shows that Wiesenthal and his team were largely fighting a lonely battle against injustice until the successful prosecution and trial of Eichmann, the zealous executioner of the Endlösung or "Final Solution," in Israel in 1961 C.E. After the trials of the remaining top henchman of Adolf Hitler in Nuremberg in 1945 - 46 C.E., high point of the post-war "Denazification" campaign, and the advent of the Cold War, the victorious allies quickly lost much interest in prosecuting the worst Nazis. The allies found jobs for "useful" Nazis in the name of Realpolitik. The documentary also highlights how former members of the S.S. founded O.D.E.S.S.A (Organization Der Ehemaligen SS Angehörigen) in 1947 to facilitate the evasion of former Nazis out of Germany who had good reasons to fear human justice.
The documentary also covers the foundation of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in 1977, whose documentary division, Moriah Films, produced "I Have Never Forgotten You - The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal." Simon Wiesenthal Center is a multifaceted, international Jewish human rights organization.
To its credit, the documentary does not hesitate to highlight some controversies in the life of Wiesenthal. Here follow a few examples. Wiesenthal's quest for justice had a heavy toll on his wife, Cyla, who also miraculously survived the Shoah, and on their only child, Paulinka. To her credit, Cyla stood by her husband's campaign to catch the worst Nazi criminals. Wiesenthal originally never thought that the prosecution of Nazi criminals would become a consuming and dangerous life pursuit. Furthermore, the documentary addresses the controversy that Wiesenthal was sometimes claiming too much credit for bringing some Nazi criminals to justice. In addition, the documentary highlights the "Kurt Waldheim affair" in which Wiesenthal was severely criticized for defending Waldheim who had knowledge of, but was not personally involved in the WWII crimes in the Balkans.
The legacy of Wiesenthal remains more relevant than ever. The Holocaust was not the last page in the lamentable catalog of human abuses. Wiesenthal rightly drew the attention of the world to the genocides taking place in Cambodia, Rwanda, and former Yugoslavia. Bringing justice to the victims of these abuses is not a luxury, but an imperative. Wiesenthal set a precedent in demonstrating with much success that impunity does not last forever.
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