nobody like to be cheat against in sport and especially so when participate in national level event and and bad and have a supposedly neutral referee award dubious decision that work against your favour and even if it clear cut theyre either receive some kickback and or be genuinely blind . to the hungarian water polo team play against their occupier the soviet union in the 1950s and it mean bow to rough tactic and have no respite at all . perhaps what take me by surprise and be how rich the production value be for this movie . like film set against an historical backdrop and such a black book and lust and caution and the like and child of glory never scrimp at flesh out the mass who get themselves involve in the 1956 hungarian revolution and where a simple protest in a university spiral into arm resistance involve thousand march through the street and show their dissatisfaction of mistreatment by the russian and and the usual chant of russian go home . while on a macro level it introduce u to the era of soviet occupation in most of the eastern europe bloc and this be essentially also a love story and between a national hero of a water polo player karcsi szabo ( ivan fenyo ) and student activist viki falk ( kata dobo ) . naturally their relationship doesn not start off smoothly and with a clash of ideal give that karcsi be in a privileged position for his value to the country in sport and and have more to lose if the status quo be change . for viki and it change that she and and her fellow student leader and want to initiate and no matter how small their action be and but soon enough and it become a hydra that go out of control and give them a little victory and before the big sledgehammer of a retaliation when any typical authoritarian regime respond with their military might . i guess with those in power and and have those who privilege themselves under such condition and change will always seem threaten and be it to current lifestyle and or fear for their life . it might appear selfish a demonstrate by karcsi mother in self preservation and constantly remind karcsi of his duty to win medal for his country and and not to mix with negative influence such a viki and associate with trouble for her bearing of arm and and be part of the inner circle of the change movement . but we know love can not keep these two apart and right . what make child of glory a delight and be besides the scene of historical value and and it recreation of street battle and it have possibly the first water polo sport game in a movie i have watch and and film it with plenty of excitement that you can not help but to cheer the hungarian team on a they battle for pride and and for their countryman struggle back home and a they meet arch nemesis russia during the 1956 melbourne olympic game and result in what be a bloody match in the pool . i think this segment be very well shot and though you have to really sit through the film to be reward for a segment toward the finale . wonderful acting and rich costume and set and together with a blend of history to lend some narrative gravitas and make child of glory an excellent movie on many front . i like it enough for it to make it to my highly recommended list and and contender for the top 10 movie of the year list .