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Out of the Ashes

2003 · 113 min

A somber, testimony-driven remembrance that weighs survival against guilt, moving slowly but leaving a heavy, sorrowful ache.

Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Christine Lahti, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Cake
Overview
The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz death camp of World War II.

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Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Christine Lahti, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Cake
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • morality
  • memory
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour0
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Written by
Anne Meredith
Starring
Christine Lahti, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Cake, Beau Bridges, Richard Crenna, Jolyon Baker, Jessica Beitchman, Oliver Cotton
Music
Charles Bernstein
Cinematography
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Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America, Lithuania
Languages
English

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