TV series

Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man

2002 · 1 season

A tense, earnest historical drama that immerses you in wartime peril and moral courage, with a measured pace and heavy emotional weight.

Overview: The true story of Giorgio Perlasca, an Italian cattle dealer and avowed fascist who — trapped in Nazi-occupied Budapest after Italy's armistice with the Allies — nevertheless saved more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust through a combination of lies, bribery and derring-do.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, justice, war, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
justice
war
identity
morality
Places: big city
single country house
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none