Szabadság, szerelem (2006)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Krisztina Goda

Writers (WGA):

Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) and
Éva Gárdos (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War

Plot:

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the Hungarian water polo team faces off against the Russians in what will become known as one of the bloodiest matches in the sport's history.

Cast

Kata Dobó	...	Viki Falk
Iván Fenyö	...	Karcsi Szabó
Sándor Csányi	...	Tibi Vámos
Károly Gesztesi	...	Coach Telki
Ildikó Bánsági	...	Karcsi's Mother
Tamás Jordán	...	Karcsi's Grandfather
Viktória Szávai	...	Eszter Hanák
Zsolt Huszár	...	Jancsi Gál
Tamás Keresztes	...	Imi Ács
Péter Haumann	...	Uncle Feri
Daniel Gabori	...	Józsika
Róbert Marton	...	Márton Karod (Compó)
Kornél Simon	...	Gyula Abonyi (Báró)
Krisztián Kolovratnik	...	Sándor Fazekas (Frank)
Antal Czapkó	...	Prokop

Also Known As:

Children of Glory (International: English title)
Untitled Joe Eszterhas Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:123 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian | Russian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:12A | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

C2

Freedom Is the Greatest Gift of All

In Budapest, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 is beginning while the water polo team is training for the Melbourne Olympic Games. The player Karcsi Szabó (Iván Fenyö) meets the revolutionary student leader Viki Falk (Kata Dobó) and they fall in love for each other. When the Soviet force withdraws Budapest, Karcsi decides to rejoin the team and travel to Melbourne to participate in the Olympic Games. However, a larger Soviet force returns and invades Budapest, killing thousands of Hungarians and suppressing the resistance. Meanwhile, Karcsi and his team dispute the "Blood in the Water" match against the Soviets.

"Szabadság, Szerelem" is an impressive movie about two historic facts: the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the "Blood in the Water" match in the Melbourne Olympic Games. The director Krisztina Goda and the writers Joe Eszterhas, Éva Gárdos, Géza Bereményi and Réka Divinyi succeed in promoting the Fiftieth Anniversary of the bloody revolution in his country, unknown for many people, through an engaging and full of emotions movie developed in a perfect pace. The dramatic story uses the romance and chemistry of two charismatic characters performed by Iván Fenyö and the gorgeous Kata Dobó associated to sports, more specifically water polo, and a magnificent team of actors, actresses and stunts, to disclose the foregoing historic events. The cinematography, art decoration and costumes give a wonderful reconstitution of Hungry in the 50's, associated to a stunning and touching soundtrack and great special effects. The story concludes with golden key with the wise message that "freedom is the greatest gift of all". My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Sangue nas Águas" ("Blood in the Water")