The Commander review true story of patriotic heroism tries to avoid being political football
Briefly

"Pierfrancesco Favino plays submarine commander Salvatore Todaro whose forthright courage, combined with a certain poetic sensitivity, inspires fervent loyalty from his men."
"Todaro is forced to sink a (neutral) Belgian ship which had fired on him first, and takes pity on the survivors in their leaky lifeboat."
"Inevitably, there are mutterings among the Belgians about the fascists and ungrateful sabotage and mutiny breaks out."
"The movie effectively cherry-picks from Italy's fascist past; it is an absorbing story, told in a forthright, un-complex, undemanding manner."
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