All I Had Was Nothingness

A solemn, reflective archival essay that lingers on memory and craft, asking patience as it honors the weight of testimony.

Directed by

Guillaume Ribot

Genres

Documentary, History

Starring

Claude Lanzmann

Overview

Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental film Shoah, Guillaume Ribot reveals the director’s relentless pursuit to tell the untold, using only Lanzmann’s words and unseen footage from the masterpiece.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and demanding.

About

Memory, death, war, art

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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