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I thought this was just plain BORING. I see no redeeming qualities here - just a whole lot of bump and grind and gratuitous sex, and a ridiculous story about a hooker stupid enough to think she clinched a permanent sugar daddy instead of a spoiled little rich kid who is all sex and drugs and video games. Seriously - where's the plot? Where's the back story? Where is ANYTHING AT ALL to spark interest? Probably half the script is just f bombs, the kid is gross, the hooker is gross, and the scenes where she talks and talks and talks and TALKS while everyone else is talking at the same time drove me nuts. It was an exasperating waste of my time. If this movie won 5 Oscars, then I am certain that Oscars are worthless.

This is one of the very best series I have ever seen, and it is a true story as told in a book by a direct descendant of this family. The writing, the acting, the cinematography, the intricate weaving of the interconnected threads of people's lives - all is carefully crafted to draw you in to the horror of the Nazi regime as well as the resiliency of these people and the strength they derived from their families and their cultural and spiritual traditions. After following the horrendous hardships and torments they endured through seven episodes and seven years of their lives, how could I help but weep through the last one? My tears flowed freely. The real-life Kurc family photos were the perfect ending. An amazing story told amazingly well. Wow. Just wow.