The Second World War was for almost all the soldiers involved, a constant struggle to survive, especially in the last part. This movie have war fighting scenes extremly accurate and real, without exaggerations like in most of the american or english movies, where one soldier kill an army of enemies by himself without been even hurt.
Mr. Nicolaescu, (actually senator of romanian social-democratic party) is one of the best romanian director, specialized in war / history movie and action movie.
In order to fully enjoy this movie i think that you must know quite well the context in which it was made, or to have "enjoyed" at least some of the 80's in Ceausescu's Romania.At the time it was made, Sergiu Nicolaescu, it's director, was a kind of Romanian Bruckheimer, with some of the most successful action movies of those years.
First word to say about it is - it is one of the most impressive Romanian war films. sure, if you do not ignore the context.
This movie, to be honest is the best movie i have ever seen, despite the poor money resources Sergiu Nicolaescu had. This movie, is actually the best war movie ever made, but it isn't recognized by the International Academy of Foreign Movies.
Oh well, I have seen this movie too, when I was young and careless. Several mistakes: The tanks were not used as mobile artillery, especially the the light tanks the Romanian army had during the WWII.
This is one of the worst Romanian war movie ever , because it looks like American propaganda war movie directed by Romanian communist .The battle scenes are hilarious, 5-6 fake Panzers sitting ducks until some Romanian soldiers with grenades (!
Film in two series, which follows the dramatic events involving Romanian Army battalions that have been at the forefront in the last stages of the Second World War. The characters in the film are normal people who put in limited circumstances in front of enemy lines, are true heroes.
