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A Hollywood-friendly version of these tragic events, with the star water polo player Karcsi (Ivan Fenyo) forced to choose between possible Olympic glory and his loyalty to student revolutionary girlfriend Viki (Kata Dobo). Mar 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A Hollywood-friendly version of these tragic events, with the star water polo player Karcsi (Ivan Fenyo) forced to choose between possible Olympic glory and his loyalty to student revolutionary girlfriend Viki (Kata Dobo).
Tom Dawson
Legendary screenwriter Joe Eszterhas brings his sledgehammer touch to this heartfelt movie about Hungary, the embattled country of his forebears. Mar 14, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Legendary screenwriter Joe Eszterhas brings his sledgehammer touch to this heartfelt movie about Hungary, the embattled country of his forebears.
Peter Bradshaw
If nothing else, it's probably the best water polo film ever made. Mar 12, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
If nothing else, it's probably the best water polo film ever made.
Dan Stewart
The sports-movie clichés and war-movie clichés go together like oil and water polo, but there's no denying the power of this inspiring (mostly) true story. Sep 14, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
The sports-movie clichés and war-movie clichés go together like oil and water polo, but there's no denying the power of this inspiring (mostly) true story.
Matt Singer
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution is the setting for this enjoyable drama in which love triumphs over evil. Mar 14, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution is the setting for this enjoyable drama in which love triumphs over evil.
A worthy subject and some impressive sequences, but Children Of Glory is a would-be epic emerging as a clumsy culture clash. Mar 14, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
A worthy subject and some impressive sequences, but Children Of Glory is a would-be epic emerging as a clumsy culture clash.
Jim Hall
Coming across like Doctor Zhivago with water sports, this sweeping drama tells of a romance between the star player of Hungary's invincible water polo team and a young radical caught up in the country's 1956 uprising. Mar 14, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Coming across like Doctor Zhivago with water sports, this sweeping drama tells of a romance between the star player of Hungary's invincible water polo team and a young radical caught up in the country's 1956 uprising.
While no masterpiece, Children of Glory never has a dull moment. The seemingly CGI-free streetfighting, with revolutionaries facing deadly Soviet tanks, packs an explosive punch (courtesy of action and stunt legend Vic Armstong). Mar 14, 2008 | Full Review…
While no masterpiece, Children of Glory never has a dull moment. The seemingly CGI-free streetfighting, with revolutionaries facing deadly Soviet tanks, packs an explosive punch (courtesy of action and stunt legend Vic Armstong).
Rob Daniel
Light on facts but heavy on bombast, this is a stirring tribute to a doomed generation. Mar 14, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Light on facts but heavy on bombast, this is a stirring tribute to a doomed generation.
Helen O'Hara
With a fascinating setting against the momentous 1956 Hungarian revolution, this story keeps our interest even as the filmmakers throw every conceivable movie genre at us. Feb 23, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
With a fascinating setting against the momentous 1956 Hungarian revolution, this story keeps our interest even as the filmmakers throw every conceivable movie genre at us.
Rich Cline
Like Verhoeven's recent Black Book it offers a thrilling ride through recent European history modelled on the Hollywood blockbuster but infused with a particular European sensitivity. Mar 8, 2007 | Full Review…
Like Verhoeven's recent Black Book it offers a thrilling ride through recent European history modelled on the Hollywood blockbuster but infused with a particular European sensitivity.
Boyd van Hoeij
Well, some Hungary history combined with legend at the Olympic games. It is not too bad considering the angle the story was told and the effort they made to show the agony and hope of a nation. The Olympicis never meant to be centred around politics, but it has always been, sad enough...
Super Reviewer
Interesting foreign film but definately worth a peek if foreign sports films could give you have nice evening.
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