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8/10
Docudrama About 2 Germans During WW II
johndoemofo17 March 2020
A good movie that kept my attention, sort of a movie of the week or made for tv movie. It was well scripted and acted, for the most part. Mostly drama, but with a spattering of comedic relief.

This is based on real events about 2 German geologist who moved to Southwest Africa, present day Namibia, to flee the draft. Once Britain declares war on Germany they flee into the desert to avoid British internment camps. The movie revolves around this last part.

I'd give this movie a solid 7 1/2 and would rewatch it.
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1/10
Absolutely awful
alexdivov-183757 August 2023
Absolutely awful. So very poor.

Can't even get German accents and the British accents right. All done with South African accents. Does not follow the book accurately at all. After a year in the desert the guy's shorts and shirt are still immaculately clean and his beard and hair are squeaky clean and groomed! So unrealistic. The SAP members are all depicted as village idiots. Really, come on guys, you need to do better, very much better.

So much could have been done showing how they survived in the desert and yet this was totally ignored by the producer.

Could have done so much and yet did so little. Stopped watching 1/2 way through because it was clear this wasn't going to get any better. Does not do credit to a great book and such a brilliant read.
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