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The Last Laugh

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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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2016-04-18

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Ferne Pearlstein

Writer: Robert Edwards, Ferne Pearlstein

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Last Laugh

Production Companies: Tangerine Entertainment

Production Countries: United States of America

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