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Film · 2015

Remember

Directed by Atom Egoyan · starring Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau and Daniel Kash

  • 1 h 34 min
  • Drama · War · History
  • CanadaMexico
  • Released in the UK 20 February 2016
  • 4.8 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.7 Users3 votes
  • 4.9 Critics7 reviews

Synopsis

Directed by Atom Egoyan ('Ararat', 'Captives', 'Chloe') and presented at Venice International Film Festival, this drama follows the lives of Zev (Christopher Plummer), a Jewish man who survived the Holocaust. Now, Zev are 90 yearsold with he has early Alzheimer's disease, this man knows who is responsible for the death of his parents still live. Rudy was a Nazi soldier who killed his parents during World War II. Despite being sick and being completely forget about all your memories, Zev will make every effort to find him and kill him, and so avenge his family. A film that can be seen far is able to get a person to seek justice. Besides being Christopher Plummer, the cast includes Dean Norris, Martin Landau and Bruno Ganz.

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The essentials

Runtime
94 min1 hour and 34 minutes
Budget
CA$13meOne Films
How long is Remember?
1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Remember released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 20 February 2016.
Who directed Remember?
Atom Egoyan.
Who is in Remember?
It stars Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Daniel Kash and Duane Murray.
Where can I watch Remember?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Director
Atom Egoyan
Writers
Benjamin August

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Reviews

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4.7 3 votes

What the critics say average 4.9 from 7 outlets

  • 8.0 The TelegraphRobbie Collin What makes 'Remember' more immediately appealing than either is the way it leaves its mechanisms proudly on display. Read
  • 4.0 The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney A geriatric revenge fantasy so increasingly preposterous that it trivializes both the pain of surviving Holocaust victims and the debate over how best to serve justice with war criminals. Read
  • 2.0 The GuardianBenjamin Lee Atom Egoyan brings another misfire to Toronto with this cheaply-shot film about a nursing home escapee looking for belated revenge. Read

Soundtrack

All 4 songs
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25: II. AndanteChristopher Plummer Spotify
  2. Isolde's LiebestodChristopher Plummer Spotify
  3. Etude Op 92 No. 5 In G MajorLory Wainberg Spotify
  4. Wotan's FarewellEve Egoyan Spotify

Trivia

  • The movie was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on September 10, 2015.

  • The script was shared with Alzheimer's experts to ensure that it portrayed plot elements about seniors suffering from dementia accurately.

  • German actor Günter Lamprecht was first announced as part of the cast, but had to be replaced with Jürgen Prochnow later.

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