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April 24, 2007
Congressional Screening of 1956 Documentary "Freedom's
Fury"
Ambassador András Simonyi in
conjunction with Congressman Tom Lantos and the Congressional Human Rights Caucus presented Members of Congress with the special screening of the
1956 documentary "Freedom's Fury" on Capitol Hill. The President
of the Hungarian Supreme Court, Zoltán Lomnici also attended the event.
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Toby
Gáti, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart and Professor Charles Gáti
with
Ambassador András Simonyi
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The screening was opened by Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, Hungarian-born Congressman Tom Lantos and the Ambassador of
Hungary, András Simonyi, followed by special remarks by Johns
Hopkins University
Professor Charles Gáti. Directors Colin Keith Gray and Megan Raney
Aarons (known as "The Sibs") and producer Kristine Lacey answered
questions from the audience after the screening.
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Congressman
Tom Lantos is opening the special screening Freedom’s Fury on
Capitol Hill
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"Freedom's Fury" is a powerful feature documentary about the
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the "Bloodiest Game in Olympic
History," by Colin Keith Gray and Megan Raney Aarons. In this
hard-hitting film, the story is finally told about the fateful moment in
1956 when
Hungary
exploded in a people power revolt and climaxes with the infamous water
polo showdown between
Hungary
and the
Soviet Union
at the Melbourne Olympics. The documentary follows the journey of the
Hungarian Olympic water polo team and its young star, Ervin Zador, who
find themselves the unwitting focal point of the most politicized sports
match ever played.
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Ambassador
Simonyi and Mrs. Náda Simonyi with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
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The
Washington
premiere of "Freedom's Fury" at Uptown Theater in November 2006
was the closing event of the commemorations for the 50th Anniversary of
the 1956 Revolution, co-organized by the Embassy of Hungary and Moving
Pictures Institute.
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