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    The Last Laugh

    Poster of the movie The Last Laugh
    2016     Documentary    
    USA
    1h 28min

    THE LAST LAUGH is a feature documentary that 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? If we make the Holocaust off limits, what are the implications for other controversial subjects -- 9/11, AIDS, racism -- in a society that prizes freedom of speech?

    Directed byFerne Pearlstein
    Written byRobert Edwards, Ferne Pearlstein
    CompanyThe Film CollaborativeThe Film CollaborativeThe Film Collaborative

    Featuring

    Mel Brooks
    Sarah Silverman
    Carl Reiner
    Rob Reiner
    Harry Shearer
    David Cross
    + MORE

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