Review of Aftermath (2013) by Alex S — 31 Mar 2013

Gritty, hard, but bold movie about the past events.

This review of Aftermath (2013) was written by Alex S on 31 Mar 2013.

Aftermath has generally received positive reviews.

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Pasikowski isn’t interested in actual characters or narrative nuance; rather, the prime concern here is censuring Polish anti-Semitism, which,…

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By Review G (5) on 14 Oct 2013

Extremely powerful movie. Based on real stories. I highly recommend it…

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