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Walking with the Enemy (2013)  link to Walking with the Enemy on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2799

poster Walking with the Enemy

IMDb Rating:
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6.3/10 (1162 votes)

Country: Romania, 124 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, German, Hungarian, Romanian

Genre(s): Action, Drama, War, Romance, History

Director(s): Mark Schmidt

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
A powerful new film inspired by a true story. This feature follows the heroic lives of a world leader and a young man swept up in the horrors of WWII. Both men are from Hungary--a country and German ally that had been spared the atrocities orchestrated by Hitler throughout much of Europe. As the war reaches its climax, Germany begins to doubt the loyalties of the Hungarian leadership-in particular Regent Horthy (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley). The Regent tries to navigate his country between the growing terror of Nazi Germany and the oppressive threat of communist Russia. He is ultimately faced with ceding power to another political party or accepting the execution of his son. As the crisis unfolds, thousands of his citizens are forced underground or put into ghettos. One of them is a young man named Elek Cohen (Jonas Armstrong) who is separated from his family and determined to find them. Aided by the woman he loves (Hannah Tointon), Elek disguises himself as a Nazi SS officer ...

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Cast:

photo Vitalie Bichir Vitalie Bichir Russian Captain
photo Jonas Armstrong Jonas Armstrong Elek Cohen
photo David Leon David Leon Lajos
photo Hannah Tointon Hannah Tointon Hannah Schoen
photo Flora Spencer-Longhurst Flora Spencer-Longhurst Rachel Schoen

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1