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An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of World War II.An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of World War II.An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of World War II.
Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy
- Efrahim
- (as Luke Jerdy)
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Nicely shot and well acted, however it didn't always flow and lacked depth.
It felt like a big story was compressed into a series of convenient and simple events.
Having said that, it was still worth a watch - just don't expect an epic.
It felt like a big story was compressed into a series of convenient and simple events.
Having said that, it was still worth a watch - just don't expect an epic.
Can't remember the last time a movie left me feeling so angry. Here we had a tale of heroism during WW2, a story which deserved to be told. What we got was a rushed, ill thought out, poorly acted, badly directed mess. Let's start with the obvious; the action is set in Hungary and Poland and yet the whole thing is done in English. This lost all authenticity at the first sign of US/UK accents. Then, when impersonating a German Officer the main character loses his British accent and launches into a "Ve have vays ov making you talk" German accent. Ludicrous. Another thing, one moment we are told he is a quiet guy who keeps to himself, next minute the resistance are in his home asking for his help, then suddenly he's there in full German regalia. Where did that come from then? No explanation. The Hungarian soldiers are then treated like some kind of keystone cop characters when they had the female prisoners. Unbelievable. The actors conveyed no sense of danger or desperation or anger or determination throughout. The whole thing seemed rushed and condensed to the point where it made no sense. This could have been good and indeed should have been good. It isn't, it's woeful. Heroism disrespected.
I'm a sucker for a decent ww2 film & i have watched so many, some brilliant & some so woeful, that ive just turned off the tv. This, by many viewers has been given bad reviews, maybe they expect too much from a lower budget film...this is not Hollywood. But as it goes, this film is rather good, yes it has mistakes & no famous names but the story line is good & makes you really feel for the Jews & how barbaric the Nazis were & why they needed to uprise against them, the acting is just fine to me & the wardrobe is fine aswell, the music can get a little loud in places where you don't need it tbh. I've just watched it & I've rather enjoyed it.
If youve read more than one of my review, you'll realise that they're not meant to be film critic standard. This ones not different. This isn't a bad film, but it is stretched, taking a story which is interesting, and over playing it. That said its worth a watch, as the story, whilst not entirely original, is apparently true, and reasonably well told. It could just have done with some more editing to lose about half an hour or so.
As an Aussie who likes historical WWII dramas it's excellent
The best I've seen this year.
Did you know
- TriviaAll the scenes with Harvey Keitel were shot on Long Island, New York. Harvey Keitel befriended a ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor, with whom he frequently spent time, as a part of his preparation for playing ninety-five-year-old Hungarian Holocaust survivor Sonson Kovács. Being a dedicated method actor, Harvey had to learn walking with a cane, and with a slight limp, exactly as the real ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor.
- GoofsWhen the rebels and Sonson, masquerading as SS soldiers, arrest the Hungarian police for abusing prisoners, the rifle one of the policemen was holding disappears between shots.
- SoundtracksSonson's love theme - Minuet in G Minor
Written by George Frideric Handel (as Handel)
Arranged by Wilhelm Kempff (as Kempff)
Performed by Romain Nosbaum
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Box office
- Budget
- £2,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,283
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,449
- Dec 18, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $9,536
- Runtime
- 1h 45m(105 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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