Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- melancholic
- intimate
- serious movie night
- historical reflection
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hannah and Tomasz's relationship develops inside a German concentration camp during the Holocaust.
The couple are forcibly separated at the end of the war and reunite only after more than thirty years.
The story moves between the lovers' 1944 escape and Hannah's discovery of Tomasz in 1976 New York.
The older Hannah is happily married when she learns that her former lover is still alive and must confront their shared history.
Films like Remembrance, and why
The Pianist
Holocaust-era romance shaped by separation, survival, and enduring memory
The Zookeeper's Wife
historical romance confronting wartime persecution and moral endurance
The Reader
bittersweet lost-love drama linking wartime trauma with later-life reunion
Atonement
epic romance interrupted by historical catastrophe and prolonged separation
Movie Details
- Director
- Anna Justice
- Release Date
- 2011-11-24
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (42)
Cast
- Alice Dwyer
- Mateusz Damięcki
- Dagmar Manzel
- Lech Mackiewicz
- Susanne Lothar
- Joanna Kulig
- David Rasche
- Adrian Topol
- Shantel VanSanten
- Florian Lukas
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Remembrance about?
- A Holocaust-survival romance follows two lovers from a desperate escape in occupied Poland to an emotionally fraught reunion decades later.
- What is Remembrance like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Remembrance as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Remembrance violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Remembrance as brutal.
- Which films are like Remembrance?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pianist, The Zookeeper's Wife, The Reader, and Atonement.
- How long is Remembrance?
- Remembrance runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Remembrance?
- In United States, Remembrance is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
