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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Boston GlobeLoren KingBoston GlobeLoren KingIn the end, what makes Inside Hana's Suitcase so powerful is the most traditional technique of all: authentic and eloquent storytelling by memorable characters.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerAlthough their responses too often seem rehearsed, their innocence is touching and redemptive.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueWhat always feels genuine, movingly so, are the faces of the school children caught up in their account of the unforgotten past.
- 60Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerA documentary saga of heartbreaking concentration-camp horrors, Inside Hana's Suitcase attempts to preserve Holocaust memories through frustratingly fractured means.
- It would be odd not to feel something about Hana and the Brady family, but Inside Hana's Suitcase feels more like a historical teaching aid than like a great movie.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSubject matter this powerfully charged shouldn't feel like a study aid.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenA film relating a story of the Holocaust is destined to provoke a number of adjectives, but "cloying" shouldn't be one of them.