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‘In Darkness’ is baggy but refreshingly lacking in cloying sentiment

In Darkness Written by David F. Shamoon Directed by Agnieszka Holland Poland/Germany/Canada, 2011 Better known in the last few years for directing episodes of such shows as The Wire, Treme, and the American version of The Killing, Agnieszka Holland returns to her native Poland for another film of hers concerning the plight of people during …

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‘In Darkness’ struggles against Holocaust-movie clichés

In Darkness Written by David F. Shamoon Directed by Agnieszka Holland Poland / Germany / France / Canada, 2011 When Claude Lanzmann was developing his landmark nine-hour Holocaust documentary Shoah, his greatest self-appointed challenge was to chronicle the facts and lasting legacy of the massacring of millions of people while avoiding even the slightest intimation …

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