Not having any connection with Hungary I never knew of its history during WW2, though I did know that thousands of Hungarian Jews and Roma were murdered by the Nazis. So this was very interesting to me from a historical perspective. This story is from a real-life hero, a Hungarian Jew whose courage -chutzpah - saved hundreds of his own people. There are many other heroes, the Catholic priests who forged baptismal certificates; the nuns whose convent sheltered Jewish children, the Swiss diplomats, and ordinary people willing to befriend their Jewish neighbors. Unfortunately, we also see the worst of human nature. I found it very compelling. Giving it a 10 because the film makers wove the politics of Hungary into the story, perhaps recognizing that unlike war movies about France or Italy, people needed to be told what was going on at the Government level in Hungary during the War. After the War it was closed to Western eyes and therefore not many stories of resistance came out of it. It could have been very confusing trying to figure out the moves by those in power, particularly the delicate balancing act of the Regent as he tried to protect Hungary and her people, all of them, from bloodshed.
Review of Walking with the Enemy
