Szabadság, szerelem (2006)

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.

Director:

Krisztina Goda

Writers:

Joe Eszterhas (screenplay), Éva Gárdos (screenplay)

Stars:

Kata Dobó, Iván Fenyö, Sándor Csányi

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kata Dobó	...	Falk Viki
Iván Fenyö	...	Szabó Karcsi
Sándor Csányi	...	Vámos Tibi
Károly Gesztesi	...	Telki edzõ
Ildikó Bánsági	...	Karcsi anyja
Tamás Jordán	...	Karcsi nagyapja
Viktória Szávai	...	Hanák Eszter
Zsolt Huszár	...	Gál Jancsi
Tamás Keresztes	...	Ács Imi
Péter Haumann	...	Feri bácsi
Daniel Gabori	...	Józsika (as Gábori Dániel)
Róbert Marton	...	Kardos Márton (Compó)
Kornél Simon	...	Abonyi Gyula (Báró)
Krisztián Kolovratnik	...	Fazekas Sándor (Frank)
Antal Czapkó	...	Prokop

Storyline

Children of Glory will commemorate Hungary's heroic Revolution of 1956, and takes place in Budapest and at the Melbourne Olympic Games in October and November of that year. While Soviet tanks were destroying Hungary, the Hungarian water polo team was winning over the Soviets in the Olympic pool in Melbourne, in what has been described as the bloodiest water polo match in history.

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Plot Keywords:

olympic games | hungary | revolution | water polo | tank | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Sport | War

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Details

Official Sites:

MySpace page Official site [Hungary] (Hungarian, English)

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian Russian English

Release Date:

6 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Joe Eszterhas Project

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

C2,Cinergi,Flashback Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several members of the real 2000/2004/2008 Olympic champion Hungarian Waterpolo team portray Hungarian and Soviet players in the movie: Bulcsú Székely, Péter Biros, Zoltán Szécsi, Gergely Kiss, István Gergely, Attila Vári.

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Goofs

When Karcsi first meets Viki at the university on 23 October, he says "szia" to her, which is equal to "hi" in Hungarian. It's an anachronism because this kind of greeting was not yet used on that day. It came to use a few hours later, and indeed Karcsi could have been one of the first Hungarians to use it. The word "szia" had been invented by water polo boys in the very place where Karcsi and his team also trains in the movie: the Csaszar swimming pool on the afternoon of 23 October 1956. The usual greeting between friends was "szervusz" at that time (still used as a more formal, but still intimate courtesy), coming from the Latin "servus" meaning something like "I am your servant". These water polo boys thought they need some "revolutionary" to replace the old-fashioned "szervusz", so they made up "szia", or "sziák" when addressing multiple persons. When they went home, they taught all the passengers on the tram to the new words. People liked the idea and and "szia" spread in Budapest like wildfire. The "sziák" form has been phased out by "sziasztok" in a short time, which is still in use today.

User Reviews

A remarkable movie of fighting for the same cause in two different ways at the same time...

I'm so proud of all the Hungarian movie makers, actors, actresses, and sportsmen who took part in the creation of this great film. I've not seen such a flawless screenplay long time ago. It's shocking but glorious, full of emotion, will and act for achieving freedom and victory. Absulutely raises a worthy monument to the memory of the Hungarian revolution and war of independence and its heroes in 1956.

Few days before the 50th anniversary of 23rd October this is the best time to remember and meditate on. That's the reason why I think this film should be seen by everyone, and not just within the borders of Hungary.