If you like war movies or horse movies or just something different, this could be for you.
There is more depth here than in most bigger budget and more recent films. Lots of the dialog is in the Hungarian language (with subtitles) but more than half is in English. However, it is not hard to follow the story at all. It is simple but, emotionally powerful.
It probably helps if you know something about the terrific suffering of Hungary under the Nazis ("rescued" later by Stalin, HA!). The willingness of the almost hopeless common people to give their all against a hated enemy is a serious theme here. The American, a decent enough guy, (but mainly ordinary except perhaps for his toughness in facing danger to help his new friends)becomes a welcome (although fatally dangerous) focus for the anger and resentment of the Hungarians against the Germans occupiers and their puppet government.
I didn't mean to concentrate my comment entirely on the political side but, it should explain better to the viewer why the "good guys" were so very willing to risk everything to help the downed flier, he is as much a symbol for them (and a chance at self respect) as he is a militarily valuable person. There is also a good moment of a sort of fairness to the German Officer hunting "our hero" listen closely for it and the word "Dresden".
There is more depth here than in most bigger budget and more recent films. Lots of the dialog is in the Hungarian language (with subtitles) but more than half is in English. However, it is not hard to follow the story at all. It is simple but, emotionally powerful.
It probably helps if you know something about the terrific suffering of Hungary under the Nazis ("rescued" later by Stalin, HA!). The willingness of the almost hopeless common people to give their all against a hated enemy is a serious theme here. The American, a decent enough guy, (but mainly ordinary except perhaps for his toughness in facing danger to help his new friends)becomes a welcome (although fatally dangerous) focus for the anger and resentment of the Hungarians against the Germans occupiers and their puppet government.
I didn't mean to concentrate my comment entirely on the political side but, it should explain better to the viewer why the "good guys" were so very willing to risk everything to help the downed flier, he is as much a symbol for them (and a chance at self respect) as he is a militarily valuable person. There is also a good moment of a sort of fairness to the German Officer hunting "our hero" listen closely for it and the word "Dresden".
