Very Good!

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2012)

I found it to be a good movie, well written, acted and directed. This film has wonderfully developed characters and is based on a true story (at least the historical part). I agree with James Berardinelli that John Hurt was awesome as Dr. Iannis.
This film proves that a movie can have a strong impact even (or especially) without utilizing any special effects. If only more of such character-driven dramas would be produced nowadays. On a slightly negative note: it would have been much more effective if it had been filmed in the original languages (greek, Italian and German) with subtitles, ...but the box office would probably not allow it.