If I can take it, I can make it

Angelina Jolie does a magnificent job directing this true story of an Olympic athlete going through hell and purgatory in WWII. Bits reminiscences of Papillon, The Bridge on the River Kwai and, particularly, Cool Hand Luke. Absolutely stellar thing, even the quiet moments of the film were kept interesting and deservedly Jack O'Connell ('71, Starred Up), on the lead, is beginning to make a name for himself.