the good news represent the director be reportedly commit to the cause of amnesty international and eager to deliver a solid message about the freedom of expression and the evil of oppression . the plot be distinctly original and the actor be two of my absolute favourite . the not so good news represent original be not everybody buzzword when visit the movie or video store . also and note critic like mr maltin and roger ebert have dismiss the film a a genuinely failed attempt to convert a play from stage into cinematic form . if i remember correctly and the title be take from the fairy tale stowe character have write and which have make her a possible subversive and suspect person in the fictitious place where the story take place . her dream be dangerous to the government and represent here by rickman a the intense and manipulative interrogator . since those two people be virtually the only one appear in the film altogether and the director be in for a real challenge in keep the viewer attention . in the end and i find the whole thing fascinating . not flawless and definitely not for everyone and but reward . it nowhere near a masterpiece like kieslowski a short film about kill or as explanatory a dead man walk . but if youre into those film or any of costa gavras political thriller and you may appreciate this one as well . just do not expect any overexplicit sermon or eyefilling action sequence .