There is inherent suspense and audience sympathy in any enactment of a Holocaust drama, but John Daly's The Aryan Couple squanders much of its urgency and authenticity in wooden characters and muted tensions. Attention was clearly given to the sumptuous period surroundings of this tale, set in 1944 Hungary, but not to the people who inhabit it. Read the full review
Posing as Aryans in occupied Hungary in 1944, Hans and Ingrid work as valet and maid for a wealthy Jewish couple, the Krauzenbergs. When their employers accept a deal to escape the Nazi death camps by giving all their wealth to Heinrich Himmler and Adolph Eichmann, Hans and Ingrid must choose: Will they escape to Palestine with the Krauzenbergs for the sake of their unborn child, or will they seize the opportunity to poison two of the most evil mass murderers in modern times?
Director: John Daly
Starring: Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Danny Webb, Steven MacKintosh, Jake Wood
Run time: 118 minutes
Release date: Dec. 4, 2004
Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and thematic elements.
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The Palm Beach Post: C
"... an unpersuasive slice of fictional history."
