美國USA｜2016｜HD｜Color｜88min｜Ferne Pearlstein

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猶太人大屠殺已是上世紀的歷史，卻仍令倖存者心有餘悸。早從卓別林1940年的《大獨裁者》以來，喜劇名家們不斷拿殘忍的納粹和希特勒來大開玩笑，但鮮少有人敢觸碰大屠殺這個禁忌話題。最爆笑的喜劇有時往往從最沉重的悲劇中衍生，笑看人生反而是解開心結的最佳良方，但在不冒犯到特定族群或當事人的前提下，幽默的界限究竟在哪？

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The documentary proceeds from the premise that the Holocaust would seem to be an absolutely off-limits topic for comedy. But is it? History shows that even the victims of the Nazi concentration camps themselves used humor as a means of survival and resistance. Still, any use of comedy in connection with this horror risks diminishing the suffering of millions. So, where is the line?