In the end, what makes Inside Hana's Suitcase so powerful is the most traditional technique of all: authentic and eloquent storytelling by memorable characters.
Although their responses too often seem rehearsed, their innocence is touching and redemptive.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
What always feels genuine, movingly so, are the faces of the school children caught up in their account of the unforgotten past.
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Village VoiceNick Schager
Village VoiceNick Schager
A 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.