The Last Twins (2025)
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Director: Matthew O'Neill, Perri Peltz Run Time: 80 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2025
Starring: Dr. Judith Richter, Liev Schreiber
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
The Last Twins is the never-before-told story of an unsung hero of the Holocaust, Erno “Zvi” Spiegel, who risked everything to save dozens of young twins from almost certain death at Auschwitz. Under the shadow of Dr. Josef Mengele’s horrific experiments, Spiegel used his courage, compassion, and ingenuity to shield the most vulnerable—the sets of twins targeted for brutal medical experimentation. Mengele put Spiegel in charge of the young boys, but Spiegel used his position to protect and comfort the children, all of whom had been torn from their families and subjected to inhumane tests under the constant threat of extermination.
Through first-hand testimony and exclusive archival material, The Last Twins brings to life the voices of those who survived because of Spiegel’s defiance. It is a testament to resilience, sacrifice, and the power of one person to make a difference, even in humanity’s darkest hour.
The documentary is directed and produced by Emmy Award-winning directors Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill and is narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Liev Schreiber.
About the filmmaker:
Matthew O’Neill is an award-winning filmmaker. He’s the co-creator, with Perri Peltz, of “Axios,” a news documentary series on HBO in which they work with journalists from Axios. O’Neil’s other HBO documentaries include the 2017 series 15: A Quinceañera Story; Oscar-nominated Redemption and China’s Unnatural Disaster; Emmy-winning In Tahrir Square, and Emmy-nominated Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery and Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq.
Perri Peltz is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist and public health advocate. Most recently, Perri created the documentary news series Axios on HBO with Matthew O’Neill. Perri & Matthew also co-directed and produced the 2019 HBO Documentary, Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America.
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