Director:
Zoltán FábriCámara:
György IllésMúsica:
Emil PetrovicsReparto:
Anthony Kemp, Mari Törőcsik, Sándor Pécsi, László Kozák, William Burleigh, John Moulder-Brown, Robert Efford, Mark Colleano, Gary O'Brien, Martin Beaumont (más)Sinopsis(1)
General Boka and his small team defend their "sweet ground" against the heavy odds of the red-shirt team, outwitting them. They could not have won if the common soldier, Nemecsek, whom they condemned as a traitor, had not discovered the rich Geréb's treason, taking on humiliating cold baths in exchange. At the battle's decisive moment, half-dead, Nemecsek throws the foul-fighting Áts Feri over. At his deathbed both teams pay their respects. But triumph is pointless, building operations start on the "ground". (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
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My expectations were more than high, but Fábri exceeded them many times over. The film works flawlessly both historically, as it beautifully depicts a childhood community at the beginning of the last century, with its righteous hierarchy and instilled code of honour and respect for authority (something we can only dream of today), and as a metaphorical resistance against the violence of the adult world that never solves anything and makes terrible sacrifices for the sake of a meaningless victory. All the characters are extremely likeable, the narrative is fluid and fun, and the final battle with trenches, sand balls and elaborate strategy is something I always wholeheartedly dreamed of as a little lad with my friends in the village. By far the most beautiful Hungarian film.
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Perhaps if I had seen the film for the first time as a child, it would have intrigued me more, but I guess something in me killed that childlike wonder, although it's true that I still love War of the Buttons. There are some scenes here that surprised me with their visual power, but the war over the playground itself didn't resonate with me as much.
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