I saw Romper Stomper on that same week. So when I saw a DVD on this true story. I need to watch it due to developing an understanding of Aryan Culture and White Supremacy.
My verdict: I applaud the story line on how one Jewish Man (Oliver Platt) must stay neutral to go beyond his beliefs, tenets and heritage to expose the neo-Nazis, and the reformed National Parties. However the details of the immigrants were non-consistent and the writers were confused. It was Kurds from main land Turkey that migrated to Germany to find work or prosper settlement in Germany. Turkish People were well-off and able to find work in their own Country, and only Turkish Business men travelled to meet Germans for trading purposes. So there was misinformation in the movie.
I also remember Midnight Express, another True Story about depicting Turks all dark-looking played by Greek actors, when in fact Turkish people are actually white, many have blonde hair and blue or green eyes - and as a Turkish Cypriot with pale white Skin and light brown hair, people think I look Irish or American. It is the same stereotyping in this Movie here, by using Greek Actors (again!) to play Turkish Kurds this time, when I can tell a mile off that they are Greek in origin. I am sure there are Kurdish Actors that are willing to play this role to make it more engaging and realistic. Also the Music score cacophonically overrides the actors voices, and ruins the movie, I even tried to adjust the sound ratio without any luck, and that is a pity, because this seemed like a good film. So I give this an average rating since I love True Stories.
My verdict: I applaud the story line on how one Jewish Man (Oliver Platt) must stay neutral to go beyond his beliefs, tenets and heritage to expose the neo-Nazis, and the reformed National Parties. However the details of the immigrants were non-consistent and the writers were confused. It was Kurds from main land Turkey that migrated to Germany to find work or prosper settlement in Germany. Turkish People were well-off and able to find work in their own Country, and only Turkish Business men travelled to meet Germans for trading purposes. So there was misinformation in the movie.
I also remember Midnight Express, another True Story about depicting Turks all dark-looking played by Greek actors, when in fact Turkish people are actually white, many have blonde hair and blue or green eyes - and as a Turkish Cypriot with pale white Skin and light brown hair, people think I look Irish or American. It is the same stereotyping in this Movie here, by using Greek Actors (again!) to play Turkish Kurds this time, when I can tell a mile off that they are Greek in origin. I am sure there are Kurdish Actors that are willing to play this role to make it more engaging and realistic. Also the Music score cacophonically overrides the actors voices, and ruins the movie, I even tried to adjust the sound ratio without any luck, and that is a pity, because this seemed like a good film. So I give this an average rating since I love True Stories.