A very good and tense sci-fi/drama movie

Rating: 8/10 (1 May 2011)

A bleak hope arising out of the miserable, deplorable, dirty and disgusting world. This is the one sentence that could summarize this ultra-realistic nitty and gritty movie depicting ordinary men - some displaying courage, some behaving like animals. Even the hope comes from the least likable and ill suited human being for that task - but that is life - it is not a fairy tale.
However, this is a not spectacle for the plebes as it lacks the major formal attributes of the typical Hollywood creation:
1)There are no super heroes running away from explosions happening within 3 feet behind them and etc. 2) The overall mood and the outlook of the movie is bleak and gloomy if not tragic. 3) The movie does not have a kung-fu style fighting sequences or similar action sequences. 4) It has no real beginning and has no conclusive ending. 5) The movie ending cannot be described as happy-ending 6) This is not a Dickens style story with clear-cut story exposition and chewed up explanations.