...deeply moving and well-earned.

| Mar 17, 2021

While there's not much that sets No Place on Earth above a well constructed program one would see on the History Channel, it's a compelling tale from a horrific period of time.

| Aug 9, 2019

This film, while hardly being a masterpiece of cinema, has more than its share of gripping moments and emotional revelations.

| Sep 26, 2017

This is the remarkable story of a few of Holocaust survivors who lived over 500 days in caves, coming out into the light only when the German army had been driven from the Ukraine.

| Original Score: B | Jan 1, 2014

It plays out as a unique real-life adventure Holocaust story, that touches the heart strings.

| Original Score: B | Nov 27, 2013

This is a nearly forgotten chapter of Holocaust history brought back to life by this documentary.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 13, 2013

A powerful true-life story gets a rather pedestrian treatment in this compelling documentary.

| Jun 12, 2013

No Place on Earth is a satisfying hybrid that allows another worthwhile glimpse into courage during times of horrible tragedy...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 6, 2013

An extraordinary combination of documentary and dramatization...a Holocaust film that's also a modern detective story.

| Original Score: B | May 9, 2013

Perhaps too many reenactments, but nevertheless a moving tale of human endurance.

| Original Score: B plus | May 3, 2013

None of my formal quibbles is meant to make light of this heroic story. Indeed, some chronicle is better than no chronicle, but the past exists only in the retelling; how history is written is as important as the story itself.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 3, 2013

"No Place on Earth" is at its most moving when showing us, in close-up, the still-haunted faces of the cave dwellers, many of whom tell their stories to director Janet Tobias' camera.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 2, 2013

[A] fascinating but frustrating documentary ...

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 2, 2013

The film is not without its flaws, but the story it tells is both terrifying and inspiring.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2013

It is joyous to see these people, then children, now old, in natural light, and it is extraordinary to see them return to the cave that sheltered them.

| Original Score: B+ | May 2, 2013

There's a great book there, but "No Place on Earth" director Janet Tobias chose to fill the gaps in the story with lengthy, indifferently acted "re-creations" that lead us to question how much of what we're seeing is true and how much is fictionalized.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 2, 2013

The producer's hand is heavy in No Place on Earth, but it ultimately can't sink the inspiring tale of endurance.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 26, 2013

There have been many films detailing horrific aspects of the Holocaust. "No Place On Earth" has a definite place in the ranks of the best.

| Apr 21, 2013

The final piece of the documentary may be the most startling of all.

| Apr 21, 2013

The Holocaust-survival documentary is almost a clich at this point, but Janet Tobias' documentary provides yet another proof that there's a virtually infinite supply of such stories.

| Original Score: B | Apr 18, 2013