Berlinale 2024 review: 'Treasure' - a staggering misfire starring Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham
Where to begin with Treasure? It stars Britain’s beloved Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham, who feature as Polish father (Edek) and his daughter (Ruth), born and raised in New York, travelling to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1991 to retrace the family’s tragic history as Jews. Sounds good on paper. But what we actually get is an obnoxious Ruth shouting at Polish people “I don’t speak English” and bulldozing over their greetings with “me llamo Ruth” before embarking on a self-harming journey that screams of clichés. We can see Ruth means well when she tells two separate characters off for calling Auschwitz ...