No Place on Earth 2012

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: The film mixes emotional accounts by proud survivors from two families with foreign-language re-enactments that are perhaps too faithfully murky. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: "No Place on Earth" is at its most moving when showing us, in close-up, the still-haunted faces of the cave dwellers, many of whom tell their stories to director Janet Tobias' camera. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: A substantial contribution to Holocaust cinema. Read more

Sam Adams, AV Club: No Place On Earth mixes present-day interviews with re-enactments that illustrate the speakers' words without adding much to them. Read more

Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: The film is not without its flaws, but the story it tells is both terrifying and inspiring. Read more

Peter Keough, Boston Globe: [A] fascinating but frustrating documentary ... Read more

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader: The movie is engaging but appallingly superficial when it considers the larger history of the Holocaust. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: The story told by Janet Tobias' documentary "No Place on Earth" is enough to transcend the film's limitations. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Add one more extraordinary survival tale to the canon of Holocaust documentaries: "No Place on Earth." Read more

Rafer Guzman, Newsday: "No Place on Earth" depends heavily on re-enactments, but Tobias handles them delicately and keeps a lid on any overemoting. Read more

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: The film is built from moving, frank interviews with survivors from two families who hid, speaking over and around extensive re-enactments. Read more

Elizabeth Horkley, Philadelphia Inquirer: The producer's hand is heavy in No Place on Earth, but it ultimately can't sink the inspiring tale of endurance. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: After nine years of research, Nicola unearthed an amazing chapter in WWII history. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: This story is both uplifting and awe-inspiring. It deserves to be told better. Read more

Lily Janiak, Village Voice: Unfortunately, the telling, by director Janet Tobias, is no match for the story. Read more