Jews living in the forest and fighting Nazis as partisans in Belarus in WW2. This was based on a true story but was so hollywoodized that by the end I was fighting off a sense of scorn for what was obviously intended as an homage. There was even a cavalry-coming-over-the-hill- scene at the end to save all the beatific people we've been following for two hours.
Both leads were excellent...everything they do is...and they managed to raise the film above eye-rolling dismissal. But just being well-meaning and roughly factual doesn't make for a successful moviegoing experience.
5
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