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.

 

 

Toby Gáti, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart and Professor Charles Gáti with Ambassador András Simonyi

 

 

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.

 

 

Congressman Tom Lantos is opening the special screening Freedom’s Fury on Capitol Hill  

 

 

"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.

 

 

Ambassador Simonyi and Mrs. Náda Simonyi with Congressman Jeff  Fortenberry

 

 

 

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.