I tried to watch this movie a few years ago and turned off after half an hour. The story was ok, the acting was mediocre and the "made for tv" feel just didn't do anything for me.
Jump forward to present day and the movie popped up on my suggested titles. I decided to give it another go considering what is happening in Ukraine at the moment and holy c#@p did this movie take on a whole new look. Yes, the story is still sketchy and the acting is alright, but the premise and background suddenly become incredibly real. More so my own ignorance of the background of the movie but it is so close to what's happening right now that I couldn't NOT watch the film. I would like to say it mirrors modern times but this movie is 11 years old !! The attacking army scene at 40 mins was genuinely uncomfortable to watch and although I wish it was based on fiction the sick feeling in my stomach would lead me to believe that it lies very close to the truth.
The ending with the real life interviews of people who survived the Russian invasion of Georgia is absolutely heartbreaking and only increases my sympathy for the people of Ukraine and what they are suffering right now.
It's not the best movie ever made, but for the times that we are living in...it certainly needs to watched.
Jump forward to present day and the movie popped up on my suggested titles. I decided to give it another go considering what is happening in Ukraine at the moment and holy c#@p did this movie take on a whole new look. Yes, the story is still sketchy and the acting is alright, but the premise and background suddenly become incredibly real. More so my own ignorance of the background of the movie but it is so close to what's happening right now that I couldn't NOT watch the film. I would like to say it mirrors modern times but this movie is 11 years old !! The attacking army scene at 40 mins was genuinely uncomfortable to watch and although I wish it was based on fiction the sick feeling in my stomach would lead me to believe that it lies very close to the truth.
The ending with the real life interviews of people who survived the Russian invasion of Georgia is absolutely heartbreaking and only increases my sympathy for the people of Ukraine and what they are suffering right now.
It's not the best movie ever made, but for the times that we are living in...it certainly needs to watched.