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November 17, 2006 The Washington Premiere of 1956 Documentary “Freedom’s Fury” with Lucy Liu
The Embassy of Hungary in Washington surprised the capital city with a unique way of closing the series of events honoring the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution. They presented the feature documentary “Freedom’s Fury” at Uptown Theater with executive producer Lucy Liu, the Hollywood actress and star of “Charlie’s Angels”, on November 17.
"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 (known as the Sibs). 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. Now known as the “Blood in the Water Match,” 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.
The movie premiere was greeted by Lucy Liu, Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi, and Directors Colin Keith Gray and Megan Raney Aarons. Numerous Washington personalities attended the opening, including Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Congressmen Tom Lantos, James Sensenbrenner and Tom Udall; General Giambastiani, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Nancy G. Brinker; Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State Rosemary DiCarlo and Mark Pekala; representatives of the Washington diplomatic corps, business community as well as the U.S. and Hungarian media.
Ambassador Simonyi presented the Sibs (the Directors) with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, and he awarded Lucy Liu the 1956 Revolution Commemorative Silver Coin. The premiere was co-sponsored by the Embassy of Hungary, UNICEF, the Moving Pictures Institute and Atlas Economic Research Foundation.
Ambassador Simonyi presented the Sibs (the Directors) with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, and he awarded Lucy Liu the 1956 Revolution Commemorative Silver Coin. The premiere was co-sponsored by the Embassy of Hungary, UNICEF, the Moving Pictures Institute and Atlas Economic Research Foundation.
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