Children of Glory (2006)

Best Avoided

Hungary
Feature Film
Original Title: Szabadság, szerelem
Director: Goda Krisztina

Writers: Bereményi Géza, Divinyi Réka, Eszterhas Joe, Gárdos Éva

Cinematographer: Gulyás Buda, Vecsernyés János

Composer: Nick Glennie-Smith
Cast: Fenyo Ivan, Dobo Kata, Csanyi Sandor, Gesztesi Karoly, Bansagi Ildiko, Jordán Tamás, Szávai Viktória, Huszár Zsolt, Keresztes Tamás, Haumann Péter, Gabori Daniel

This Hollywoodised war/sports movie, juxtaposing scenes of the victorious Hungarian water polo team at the 1956 Olympics with scenes of the tragically abortive Hungarian revolution, is, despite some gorgeous cinematography and excellent production values, a slightly offensive, cliché-ridden, nationalistic piece of nonsense. Iain.Stott