Mission of Honor

Mission of Honor

By David Blair

  • Genre: Action & Adventure
  • Release Date: 2019-03-15
  • Advisory Rating: Unrated
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Director: David Blair
  • Production Company: Studio Babelsberg
  • Production Country: Germany, Belgium, France, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 7.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
5.6/10
5.6
From 331 Ratings

Description

Mission of Honor tells the story of polish pilots who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach (Iwan Rheon), fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how these brave pilots, driven across Europe by the German war machine, finally made their last stand. Flying Hurricanes for the RAF over Britain, they became a key component in the legend of ‘The Few’. Up against the might of the Luftwaffe they hoped that, by saving Great Britain from Nazi invasion, they were keeping the dream of a free Poland alive. In the lethal melee above England in that summer of 1940, they fought with a tenacity and skill that earned them the admiration of the whole British nation. The dogfights against superior planes cost some of the men their lives. The constant strain of gladiatorial combat took away the sanity of others. But, as Zumbach discovers as the war stutters to a close, becoming the best in the RAF is a hollow victory for the Poles. This powerful and gripping WWII RAF story is directed by David Blair (The Messenger, Away, Accused) and includes an impressive ensemble cast including Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Marvel’s Inhumans), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Stefanie Martini (Crooked House, Prime Suspect 1973), Krystof Hadek (Under the Skin, Dark Blue World) and Marcin Dorocinski (Pitbull Anthropoid).

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  • great story. dumb acting style.

    3
    By Boll Weevill
    there seems to be a new style of actors who look the part of clothes models. mannequins. dialogue equally plastic sterile, squeaky, clean, dumb like watching a hair product advert
  • Based on a true story

    4
    By Chris ThBiPolarBear
    This is a low budget movie so don’t expect high tech special effects. But in my opinion has good acting and is based on the Polish squadron 303 one of the highest scoring squadrons in the Battle of Britain. It also shows the bad treatment they got from the English (not wanting to offend the Soviets) at the end of the war, being repatriated back to Poland only to be imprisoned by the Soviets. To quote from the end of the film Poland won the war but lost the peace.

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