"Heart-stopping ... stirring ... imbued with humanity and unexpected humor."
- Jan Stuart, New York Newsday


"The filmmakers have again brought their sound judgment, well-balanced intelligence and smooth professional skills to a historic subject of continuing importance.... A devastating, deeply felt film that never once yields to sensationalism."
- Stuart Klawans, The Nation


"An exquisite and powerful documentary—one whose elegance only heightens its devastating impact."
- Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle


"Wrenching, sometimes funny, highly dramatic ... not to be missed."
- Dennis Harvey, San Francisco Bay Guardian


"Not to be missed ... Oscar winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Times of Harvey Milk, The Celluloid Closet) tap into some powerful emotions in Paragraph 175, an examination of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals. Remarkable interviews with survivors, many of whom are now in their 90s, reveal an aspect of the Holocaust we haven't seen before. The elegance and restraint of the filmmaking—video cinematography at its most subtle—makes the impact all the more devastating."
- David Ansen, Newsweek


"Exquisitely lyrical."
- Variety 2/9/00