Rotten
An old-school drama so sincere, yet so ham-fisted, it borders on parody.
Ella Taylor, NPR
Walking with the Enemy
2014 · 2h 4m · PG-13
Action, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Mark Schmidt
Overview
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.
Director and cast
- Mark Schmidt Director
- Jonas Armstrong as Elek Cohen
- Hannah Tointon as Hannah Schoen
- Ben Kingsley as Regent Miklos Horthy
- Simon Dutton as Miklos Schoen
- Burn Gorman as Lt. Colonel Otto Skorzeny
- Shane Taylor as Miklos Horthy Jr.
- Charles Hubbell as SS Colonel Eichmann
- Simon Hepworth as Ferenc Szalasi
- Andrew Brooke as Captain Varga
- William Hope as Carl Lutz
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A little-known tale of Jewish resistance during the final days of WWII gets tackled with appreciable ambition and blunt, sporadic emotional force in "Walking With the Enemy."
Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh
Sometimes awkward and melodramatic, the debut film from director Mark Schmidt nevertheless derives strength from its little-known true-life story of Holocaust heroism.
Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Rotten
The film is as dramatically inert as its origins are inspirational.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
A plodding and clunky drama that never misses an opportunity to embrace a cliche.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
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