SummaryIn June 1943, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin “free of Jews.” Little known is that there were still 7,000 German Jews in hiding. This is the true story of four young people among the 1,700 of Berlin’s Jews who ultimately survived until liberation.
Directed By:Claus Räfle
Written By:Claus Räfle, Alejandra López
The Invisibles
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Mixed or Average
60
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Generally Favorable
6.8
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Mixed or Average
73% Positive
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Apr 4, 2019
75
The ironic twist at the movie’s end is a nice touch. The Invisibles, about humans as living ghosts, needs to be seen, and believed.
Jan 31, 2019
70
The Invisibles is part documentary and part feature film. For most of the movie, it's a good thing.
Jan 24, 2019
70
Although this movie’s unusual mix of first-person interviews, archival footage, voiceover narration and dramatic reenactments is a bit awkward, it still makes for a gripping, involving and affecting experience.
Feb 20, 2019
63
The Invisibles favors quantity of remembrance over quality of any one experience.
Jan 25, 2019
63
A film like The Invisibles is part of bearing "precise witness." We clearly need reminders, and constant ones, of the end result of "otherizing" an entire group of people.
Apr 4, 2019
50
Neither version of the film — the talking-heads documentary or the period drama — has the depth to achieve much impact.
Jan 20, 2019
50
The film doesn’t bring to light otherwise unexplored aspects of the experience or memory of persecution and genocide.
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Feb 18, 2019
6
This film starts as a compelling drama about young Jews who chose to hide from **** in Berlin. All of a sudden, you're introduced to survivors recounting the story in their own words, which begins the back-and-forth style of this hybrid docu-drama. The interviews provide a personal angle to the stories, but they also get in the way of creating any real tension in the dramatic re-enactments. There's a taste of mild suspense once or twice, but the documentary elements dominate the narrative. Even so, these stories of bravery add an interesting new angle to the plight of the persecuted during World War II.
Production Company:
- Look! Filmproduktion
- Cineplus
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
- Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Release Date:Jan 25, 2019
Duration:1 h 50 m
Tagline:Berlin, 1943: The true story of four young people who must hide their identities to survive
Awards
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hamburg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Mill Valley Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
