Remember is a black comedy involving Senior Citizens and Nazis. It is a challenging and entertaining movie.

Zev Guttman (Christopher Plummer)  is a 90 year old man, living in a nursing home. His wife has just died. He is losing his memory, and needs to be reminded of the simplest of things. His neighbor, Max Rosenbaum (Martin Landau), tells him he has to begin his trip. Zev promised Max to seek out and murder Otto Wallisch, a block commander at Auschwitz, who got away before he could be captured. Otto has taken the name Rudy Kurlander and pretended to be a Holocaust survivor. Max has tracked down 4 Jews with that name, and he can’t be sure which one is Otto, so he’s sent Zev to go investigate. Zev and Max are the only survivors who can identify him. Max cannot go because he is wheelchair bound and living on an oxygen supply.

Max arranges tickets for Zev. He wrote a detailed letter of what Zev is supposed to do, in case he forgets, which he does, frequently. Zev’s son is distraught when he learns his father just walked out of the home without anyone stopping him. Max hangs by the phone, reminding Zev of what he has to do and waits to hear the results.  With the help of many people along the way, Zev continues onward.

Christopher Plummer’s portrayal of Zev is the driving force of the film. Zev is a frail man, but has an inner strength that keeps him going. Martin Landau as Max was equally strong. It’s a mystery what he’ll do next, and Plummer is perfect in convincing us that he doesn’t know, either, even though it’s spelled out for him in the letter from Max. It makes for a very suspenseful movie.

Much like Mr. Holmes from last year, this movie deals with issues of ageism quite well. Remember is already on my list of favorite films of 2016. I definitely recommend this film for people who can handle the subject matter.