The Last of the Unjust

2014 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

A place: Theresienstadt. A unique place of propaganda which Adolf Eichmann called the "model ghetto", designed to mislead the world and Jewish people regarding its real nature, to be the last step before the gas chamber. A man: Benjamin Murmelstein, last president of the Theresienstadt Jewish Council, a fallen hero condemned to exile, who was forced to negotiate day after day from 1938 until the end of the war with Eichmann, to whose trial Murmelstein wasn't even called to testify. Even though he was without a doubt the one who knew the Nazi executioner best. More than twenty-five years after Shoah, Claude Lanzmann's new film reveals a little-known yet fundamental aspect of the Holocaust, and sheds light on the origins of the "Final Solution" like never before.

Scores

Overall Score
36.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
20.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.2%
Review Aggregate
84.3

Critic Consensus

95.7% Fresh • 46 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 46 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, historical, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalhistoricalstylizedfunnythought-provokinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count46
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes853

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$40,563$53,758
International2014$22,573$29,916
Worldwide2014$63,136$83,675

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2014$29,311$38,846
Digital Rentals ?2014$1,090,000$1,444,584
Digital Purchases ?2014$863,000$1,143,739
Physical Rentals ?2014$1,242,000$1,646,030
Physical Purchases ?2014$3,349,000$4,438,451
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$75,000$99,398
Total Revenues2014$6,648,311$8,811,048
Expenses
Budget ?2014$250,000 (est)$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$266,000$352,531
Residuals ?2014$399,000$528,797
Interest & Overhead2014$50,000$66,265
Total Expenses2014$1,045,000$1,384,945
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$5,603,311$7,426,103

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