a a another reviewer state hanna war be an outstanding film about an outstanding person and hanna anniko senesh and who would become the jewish joan of arc . unfortunately i diverge in opinion not agree that miss detmers a the lead be too beautiful to be take seriously a a resistance fighter . in truth for me her performance be not hold back by her beauty but make it all the more stark in the terror of the sadistic brutality a a resistor she face . maruschka detmers performance be brave and poignant and heartfelt or understood and and totally believable . in other word for me in the zone . from the opening credit . if you would like to learn about the suffering of someone else for something they believe in and be impressively entertain give hanna war with maruschka detmers a try . my hat be off also to ellen burstyn a hanna mother a much well know and famous actress who could have make effort to walk off with the film . in that it be a team effort perhaps of two actress but not an all about eve situation .