This is an absolutley fantastic film that will appeal to both men and women as it has the adventure side to it aswell as the heart puller too.
This film is based on a real person not just fiction, it is based on wladyslaw szpilman a jew and concert pianist played in the dvd by Adrien Brody who does this job very well, This is his story of how he lived through the nazi invation of warsaw and how he managed to survive against all the odds, he evaded being captured and imprisoned in a concentration camp and managed to survive world war two by hiding amongst the ruins in war torn warsaw.
The detail in this film is fantastic, there is a lot of violence but this isnt exagerated it is as it was when it was all happening to give you a real feel of what it was like to be there and it realy does instill fear in you and get your adrenalin pumping, this film gives us a chance to experience first hand what it would have been like to be a jew in world war two. There are many disturbing immaes in this film so i think the 15 rating is correct, it is not a film for the feint hearted,
The film is produced brilliantly with Szpilmans survival staying as the main focus of the film and doesnt wander off from the story line, it is a long film but you need the length to be able to have it move through so slowly to let you take in the horror your eyes are seeing.
I would recomend watching this film to anyone.
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Production Year: 1997 - Drama - Director: Gillian Armstrong - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh
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