Movie

The Best of Men

2012 · 90 min

A gentle, hopeful drama about recovery and dignity, with warm humour and a quiet emotional pull.

Overview: Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, takes a position at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944 and begins to transform the lives of his patients, paralyzed soldiers that have been written-off and who are facing death from neglect. A breakthrough comes when Dr. Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation, a breakthrough that leads to the founding of the Paralympic Games.
How it feels: Uplifting, earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Healing, trauma, friendship, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
trauma
friendship
identity
redemption
Places: hospital
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild