The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

2016 · 89 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

Directed by Ferne Pearlstein · Written by Robert Edwards

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