Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

edrph Klaudia,We really loved it. We were talking about it for hours afterward--and that's a good sign of a job well done. You did a great job and got a lot of very knowledgeable heavy hitters involved to bolster your perspective. Congratulations! It filled in a lot of knowledge gaps about Communism in general. All this time, I thought it was the Polish Solidarity movement of the early 80's coupled with the failure of the Afghanistan War that broke the infrastructure of the Soviet empire. Turns out I was wrong. It all started decades earlier with the Hungarians. I'm only sorry that the Hungarians suffered so much.Congrats. You did a great job.Ed You

gkrajeck Hi Klaudia, Al took me to see your film this weekend. What an amazing accomplishment! It was beautifully filmed, it has great editing, and wonderful interviews. I don't know how you found all the vintage footage but it was put together really well and told the story from so many different perspectives it made it easier to understand how people were perceiving the various events as they took place. Thank you for making such a powerful document of an important time. It certainly throws a glaring light on how history continues to repeat itself and how we must never become complacent with our politicians.I vote you get the Oscar! Warm regards, Geralynn Krajeck

MATT BRENNAN I have seen many documentaries and films in my life, but never one that holds my attention quite like this wonderful film. As a boy, I followed events in Hungary in 1956, but never had a clear view of the sequence of events, or how the Hungarian Revolution played on the world stage. This movie is Michener's famous book about the Hungarian Revolution,"The Bridge at Andau," on steroids. The carefully conducted interviews give the film a human dimension. The in-depth historical commentary on the post-World War Two Hungarian police state and later Soviet duplicity, the role of Radio Free Europe and the diversion caused by an ill-timed French-British-Israeli seizure of the Suez Canal, leaves the viewer enthralled. The extensive documentary footage interwoven throughout puts it all in context.People at my screening hated to see the film end. They sat in place, eyes riveted to the screen as credits rolled. This is a well-documented, well-researched movie. Everyone should have the opportunity to view it.Thanks so much for making it.Matt

keanufilm-1 After seeing the film, these are the initial words that came to my mind: FAIR, BALANCED AND EXTREMELY PROFESSIONALLY DONE! It is very hard not to be biased about this subject matter especially when almost all involved making this film are or were affected by that era. I am not just referring to the Freedom Fighters in 1956; I am also talking about those who were raised under Communism. One might think that this film could present an excellent opportunity for venting, for hatred and everything that comes with that point of view; however the film avoids it by all means. It shows both sides and gives a great historical recap of events before, during and after 1956. The film would stand in history and could be shown to future generations, as it is without bias or distortion about what happened. For that, the filmmakers should be proud of themselves. The film's style may give you the feel of a History Channel program. I think that might be the case because of the outstanding production value and excellent professional work that we see on those TV programs. Today's documentary style is predominantly personal stories, sometimes shot with a skeleton crew and shaky camera. Because this film's professional look, one might think of television. Make no mistake, this is a feature documentary that would stand in competition with others in film festivals and would have a great chance to rise above them. The technical aspect: I would pay attention to the fantastic sound editing! Also, the cinematographer's choice of showing the participants' faces in shadow is actually a fantastic choice. It makes it look interesting, because we listen to their voice more so than watching the face that tells us the story or comments. The use of music is almost an extra character in the film; the choices are superb. Overall, I liked the film. As a Hungarian, I imagine it likely speaks to me more than it might to a non- Hungarian. However, non-Hungarian can use these historical events as a comparison to current events. The documentary films we see nowadays, such as Michael Moore's Roger and Me or Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me, started a trend: take on gigantic corporations and fight them like Don Quixote. This film shows and states that this small country, Hungary, was able to fight a giant like the Soviet Union…and fought it by itself, without any help. If the audience takes away from this film nothing else but this message of courage, it is worthwhile.