Savior

1998 [HUNGARIAN]

Drama / War

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 11858 11.9K

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Plot summary

A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

Director

Predrag Antonijevic Photo
Predrag Antonijevic

Top cast

Dennis Quaid Photo
Dennis Quaid as Joshua Rose
Stellan Skarsgård Photo
Stellan Skarsgård as Peter Dominic
Nastassja Kinski Photo
Nastassja Kinski as Maria Rose
Sergej Trifunovic Photo
Sergej Trifunovic as Goran
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956.03 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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1.92 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  ro  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thehumanduvet 7 / 10

Deeply grim stuff - very effective

One of the most painful depictions of war I've ever seen, this shows the effect of a civil war on ordinary people in a very powerful way. Stony-faced Dennis Quaid is excellent as ever as the emotionally-shut-off mercenary tiring of the pointless and unresolvable fighting in Bosnia, slowly allowing himself to feel again some years after the horrific death of his family when a woman and child inveigle themselves into his life. Some of the scenes in here are beyond horrific, particularly near the end where a massacre of civilians is made to seem quite dull and everyday to the killers. The pointlessness of such tribal warfare is emphasised by the shadowy depiction of the combatants, the almost total absence of 'good guys' and 'baddies' - I for one could rarely tell which side the soldiers on screen were supposed to represent. Certainly not for the fainthearted, this is war in all its foulness and degredation, fully exposing the evil mankind can inflict on itself. Not pleasant viewing, but a moving, powerful experience.
Reviewed by gogoschka-1 8 / 10

Hard To Stomach - Which Is Why You Should See It

This is one of the - very - few war films that actually show war for what it really is, and what it means for the civilians caught up in it. There are no impressive explosions and visual effects, adrenaline-driven missions or brotherly scenes of camaraderie. This film shows humanity's dark side without flinching. Hard to stomach but highly recommended. 8 stars out of 10.In case you're interested in more underrated masterpieces, here's some of my favorites:imdb.com/list/ls070242495
Reviewed by SandroSt 8 / 10

True document about war

I know that many people consider this movie 'Politically incorrect'. Probably it is in some way. I'm not from the Balkans, but I live very near and I remember very well that war in front of my door and I was against the Serbs. This movie was made by a Serb director and show his point of view. Anyway I think that in this movie you can see what was that war for civilian people, any side they were. I found it a true document about the war, and, in the end, I was not disturbed by the fact that it was a movie from a Serb director. I think that this demonstrates that it's a good movie. After watching this movie, you don't hate the Serbs, the Croatians or the Bosnians, you hate the war for the consequences on civilian people.
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