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Very very good movie

posted 6 years ago by Jehosaphet (1055)
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A testament to the human spirit, camaraderie of men, of courage, bravery...everything redeeming about mankind in general, really. I JUST finished what turned out to be a somewhat exhausting movie to watch here, it could be quite brutal, but it definitely leaves you with a solid sense of what people are capable of under the right circumstances.

Not just Jan, the saboteur trying to make his way back home, but those who helped him along the way, risking their lives, the lives of their family members...risking everything to help usher along this journey what became a symbol of hope for these Nazi-occupied people.

For all those who'd point to Hitler and his regime's evils and declare it as evidence of the true nature of man, or to what vile extent man is capable of performing, I'd point them to this movie...it will leave a lasting impression on its viewers of everything redeeming about ourselves. The flip side of the coin.

Beautifully shot, incredibly well acted, this movie is one of a very few that carries this powerful of a message, IMO.
Must watch. And must watch out for dust at the end.

[–] JohnMatrix (708) 5 years ago

Well said sir. I second that. And it’s foreign. I can’t believe I sat through a subtitled movie that’s because it was well made.

[–] olioz (3315) 5 years ago

I third that. Excellent movie. And what an adventure, I was so relieved at the end. It's quite incredible what the guy, Jan Baalsrud, had to go through.

[–] Sabrina (52) 4 years ago

I've just watched this movie, and I had to end up crying, as the story is amazing, almost difficult to believe, how can somebody survive in conditions so harsh. What Jan and his helping people did is the pure definition of heroes. What a powerful movie.