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2006 Certificate 15 Certificate 15 (TBC)
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The year is 1956, the coldest year of the Cold War and Hungary is politically dominated by the Soviet Empire. Yet, Hungary is also a superpower - the Hungarian national water polo team remains undefeated... invincible. While Communist oppression hangs like a dark cloud over the Hungarians' everyday life, the team's star .. Read more

Starring Kata Dobo, Ivan Fenyo, Sandor Csanyi, Karoly Gesztesi
Director Krisztina Goda
Genres Drama

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Children of Glory

The year is 1956, the coldest year of the Cold War and Hungary is politically dominated by the Soviet Empire. Yet, Hungary is also a superpower - the Hungarian national water polo team remains undefeated... invincible. While Communist oppression hangs like a dark cloud over the Hungarians' everyday life, the team's star athletes are shining heroes to the nation, treated like modern day rock stars with money jingling in their pockets and a beautiful girl on each arm.

For the handsome hot-headed star of the team, Karcsi, politics were of no concern, until he met Viki. He is intrigued by her beauty and determination and soon finds himself entangled in the middle of a revolution. Drawn in by his love for Viki, Karcsi joins the fight for freedom. However, after the battle has left the streets Karcsi must face his toughest battle... in the swimming pool. The Hungarian team represented their betrayed population and their epic match was an inspiration to their people.

Starring Kata Dobo, Ivan Fenyo, Sandor Csanyi, Karoly Gesztesi, Ildiko Bansagi
Director Krisztina Goda
Studio LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins
Watch now: 2 hrs
Certificate DVD: Certificate 15, Watch Online: Certificate 15 (TBC)
Genres Drama
Language DVD: Hungarian, Russian, English
Watch Online: Hungarian, Russian, English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles Watch Online: English
Released DVD: 04 Aug 2008
Watch now: 10 Nov 2009
Production year: 2006
Watch now £2.49
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  • 2 stars out of

    The water polo final at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics remains one of the most acrimonious encounters in sporting history,... read more on Time Out

    • Trevor Johnston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Decent Olympic drama

    Interesting movie set in Hungary during the 1956 revolution set around the Olympic water polo team of that eventful year.

    From the screenwriter of such Hollywood hits (and misses) as Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, and er... Showgirls, and the producers of such massive hits as Terminator, it's not exactly what you'd expect, but is entertaining.

    Not quite the 'Lives of Others meets Chariots of Fire' that the DVD cover suggests, but you're unlikely to see a better Hungarian water polo drama this year...

      • Breeno from Cambridge
      • Posted 11 Aug 2008 23:52

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Hungarians at it again

    Not a bad film, but a bit long and im not really sure why they had to be water polo players? Also, the action was sort of jump cut, in that it was action stitched together with some clumsy quiet moments. A european film from the 1980s really.

      • A customer from Midlands
      • Posted 03 Mar 2009 18:04

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