Remember

In select theaters
March 11^th 2016

95 minutes

English
German

Canada
Germany

Remember tells the story of Zev Guttman (Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer), a 90-year-old struggling with memory loss who is living out his final years in a serene retirement home. A week following the death of his beloved wife Ruth, he suddenly gets a mysterious package from his close friend Max (Academy Award® Winner Martin Landau), containing a stack of money and a letter detailing a shocking plan. Both Zev and Max were prisoners in Auschwitz, and the same sadistic guard was responsible for the death of both their families—a guard who, immediately after the war, escaped Germany and has been living in the U.S. ever since under an assumed identity. Max is wheelchair-bound but in full command of his mental faculties; with his guidance, Zev will embark on a cross-continental road-trip to bring justice once and for all to the man who destroyed both their lives.

starring...

Christopher Plummer

Zev Gutman

Martin Landau

Max Rosenbaum

Henry Czerny

Charles Gutman

Dean Norris

John Kurlander

Director

Atom Egoyan

Written by

Benjamin August

Music by

Mychael Danna

Cinematography by

Paul Sarossy

Film Editing by

Christopher Donaldson

Casting By

John Buchan, Jason Knight

Production Design by

Matthew Davies

Produced by

Ari Lantos, Robert Lantos

94% on the CINEMETER

91% - Feb 28, 2016

What a terrific movie. To combine a Holocaust story with a "thriller" and a surprise ending is truly a feat.
San Francisco Member

Truly an example of "the art of cinema." Never has a twist surprised me as much. [many comments on the great ending]
San Francisco Member

It was like a Hitchcock movie: suspense, gripping music, a road trip a la "North by Northwest," and Martin Landau too. Loved it!
San Francisco Member

Great performance by Plummer [many such comments] and also by the child actors.
San Francisco Member

Fantastic - I will be telling everyone to see this movie!
San Francisco Member

While I am not an expert in the nuances of dementia, I completely bought the notion that he was drifting in and out and could be be manipulated by Max. The end was a total surprise.
San Francisco Member

MIL

92% - Feb 21, 2016

Powerful movie with lots of plot twists--but some holes which discusses memory and retribution. Excellent acting which overcomes the plot inconsistencies.
Milwaukee Member

Gripping movie. Amazing acting.
Milwaukee Member

Extremely well done and acted but often difficult to watch for thematic reasons.
Milwaukee Member

Excellent! Very well done and acting was phenomenal.
Milwaukee Member

STL

93% - Feb 21, 2016

Suspenseful. Clever use of his dementia. Sweaty palms at the end. Total surprise. As a Jew, this was a particularly moving film. Even though the back story wasn't given, that could be forgiven in order to give the range of Nazi horror. Great title.
St. Louis Member

Stunning, emotionally shattering. Manages to hold suspense almost to the very end. Raises issues similar to those in "The Man in the Glass Booth" and "the Music." Drills down to issues not always addressed in films about the Holocaust. Christopher Plummer plus child actors are superb.

St. Louis Member

The film brings an evil from the past into the present. The horrors of Auschwitz became the horror of Lake Tahoe and the horror of the Nazis was repeated.
St. Louis Member

The subtle sirens throughout were very unsettling. So many aspects were so wonderfully inserted. I wish the story were more believable.
St. Louis Member

Unique and electrically charged side of a war that we sometimes wish we could forget. Brilliantly done by story line and acting.
St. Louis Member

Solid film. Needed a few less subtle clues to reveal Zev's real identity. Audience still too surprised at ending. Some questioning of plots' plausibility remains. Max's "set up" of Zev needed to be expanded so ending would be less of a surprise.
St. Louis Member

St. Louis Member

ATL

99% - Feb 14, 2016

Unbelievably well crafted. Disturbing. Thought-provoking. NOT a happy ending.
Atlanta Member

Chilling. i felt manipulated like Zev was, by Rosenbaum, only to eventually see what I didn't really want to face, but needed to. Brilliant.
Atlanta Member

I'm utterly exhausted after viewing this film. The power of the human mind to block negative events--wow. Brilliant plot beautifully executed.
Atlanta Member

Chilling ending. We really sympathize with Zev throughout his "mission" and we're totally shocked at the end. Terrific performance by Christopher Plummer!
Atlanta Member

An explosive ending--in more ways than one. Old fashioned movie making in the Hitchcockian style. Excellent.
Atlanta Member

A complex and compelling drama that moved me to tears, and made me side with the enemy. I felt like the one with dementia by the end of the film.
Atlanta Member

Intense, especially at the end. As an African American, it makes me wonder if my parents and grandparents would seek those Southerners that persecuted them. You always remember who mistreats you.
Atlanta Member

89% - Feb 14, 2016

Wow, I’m speechless. I’m filled with every emotion – stunned.
Greater New Haven Member

Extraordinary, smart, suspenseful, surprising, and satisfying. The perfect movie.
Greater New Haven Member

Second film in a row that has been extremely powerful. (Note: the word “powerful” appeared on many cards.)
Greater New Haven Member

Well-crafted. The filmmaker successfully draws the viewer into the story. Using sirens, dripping water, and shower vapor, successfully conjures elements of concentration camp life, and makes Zev’s journey more believable.
Greater New Haven Member

Another great movie! Terrific and unexpected ending. So many cinematic moments I cannot detail them. Martin Landau's character was particularly excellent. (Note: there were positive comments about the effectiveness of the ending on many cards - with a few dissenters. A few other positive comments on the ending to follow.)
Greater New Haven Member

I'm still reeling from the ending and this intense film. The title, simple though it is, reveals more and more layers as the film progresses.
Greater New Haven Member

Stunning and powerful! I feel so well-manipulated as an audience member by the clever script and excellent acting by Christopher Plummer. So rich on many levels - travel, thriller, drama, etc.
Greater New Haven Member

It never ceases to amaze me how many twists there can be to this subject. This was amazing and suspenseful. The ending was a total shock. Thank you, Cinema Club!
Greater New Haven Member

Surprising. The ending totally fooled me. Christopher Plummer was fantastic. Definitely plays like a good mystery. Kept me captivated from beginning to end. (Note: numerous praises for Christopher Plummer, and the rating for Acting is the highest I remember seeing in my almost ten years with the Club.)
Greater New Haven Member

BOS

97% - Feb 14, 2016

Supremely important
Amazing premise
What a story
Acting: fabulous
(all one card)
Boston Member

Riveting (several other cards as well)
Interesting plot twist.
Thought provoking film.
(one card)
Boston Member

One of the best films in recent memory. I was a little apprehensive... but boy was I blown away. So layered--I was drawn right in.
Boston Member

This was an impressive, suspenseful film. There was tension throughout. It was well cast. The conclusion was very complex and shocking.
Boston Member

Brilliantly acted and directed.
Boston Member

Wow! (several times). Didn't see the ending coming (several times).
Boston Member

93% - Feb 28, 2016

BOCA

100% - Mar 6, 2016

A different, engrossing, good story that tells the Holocaust in a unique way. The ending with its twist was captivating
Boca Raton Member

Tragic story, done beautifully,
Boca Raton Member

Outstanding ! Best movie I've seen this season! (a few times)
Boca Raton Member

Excellent story, superb acting but a little slow at times, (a few times)
Boca Raton Member

Although unrealistic in many ways, it was riveting!
Boca Raton Member

Powerful with the only ending it could have had, Although I didn't anticipate it, Reminds me of MEMENTO.
Boca Raton Member

What a twist in the end although maybe I should have realized it when he shot the dog and policeman so spontaneously, accurately, and viciously,
Boca Raton Member

I loved the camera work when it zeroed in on all the components of the concentration camps--the shower heads, the boxcars, the speakers in the bus station.
Boca Raton Member

Not your average Holocaust movie! Beyond wonderful
Boca Raton Member

Completely unexpected ending made it worth sitting through the parts that dragged.
Boca Raton Member

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