2012 * R * 1h 44m Definitely not your typical WWII movie. Into the White is based on a true story. In it, a British pilot and gunner are shot down over Norway. In the same air battle three Germans also crash. During a blinding snowstorm, the five men arrive at a hunting cabin in a remote part of the country. Since the Germans arrive first and are armed, they decide they control the cabin and take the Brits prisoner. At first, there's an air of tension as the two sides bicker and test each other's wills. Slowly, they come to the realization that they need to cooperate in order to survive.
As the movie progresses, they open up about their lives and a guarded friendship develops between the men. The film was well scripted and acted. And the way it was shot really gives you a sense of claustrophobia. It hits home that we're all just humans trying to get along in the world, in spite of what out leaders would have us believe.
Four out of five stars
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