Here's why "Dirty Bomb" is the real Superhero movie

If you were forced to choose between saving your own life by doing something that would kill thousands or risk being executed in public to save them, how would you react? Could you make the right decision? 

I couldn't. 

It's no secret that this year's Cannes Film Festival wasn't quite what you'd expect. But in the midst of the drama came one of best movie I, along with everyone else at the festival, never saw coming. A superhero movie disguised in a untold story set in World War II.  

We all love a superhero as much as we love a happily ever after. 

And I'm no exception. I love human stories, the unknown rising star that saves lives. Only here the superheroes weren't celebrated nor did they wear a cape. They couldn't fly or had masks. They were real people, and this was a real story. It took seconds before the crowd raised from their seats, one by one, for a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Sitting first row was the leading actor in the movie, Ido Samuel, known as a rising star in the film industry alongside writer and director Valerie McCaffrey. 

Guaranteed to shed a few tears on the way, the movie singlehandedly captured heroism at its best. The movie is based on Jewish prisoners who were forced to help build the V2 bombs (Hitler’s last chance to win the war). Over 200 prisoners sabotaged the bombs and made them misfire, leading to saving thousands of lives, knowing they just signed their own death warrant. 

After serving in the Israeli army, leading actor Ido Samuel is widely known at the film festival for the award winning movie “fill the void.” In a recent interview, he quotes “ I really want people to know about this story because there’s a lot of people who don’t know about these heroes — I didn’t until Valerie told me about it and I started researching it all online. Then, I think there’s a lot of stuff relevant in this film to what’s going on the world today and how one racist person who’s spreading hate got so big because a lot of people stayed quiet and how for evil to succeed all it takes is for a good man to do nothing.” And in a time of change, this movie shows the way forward. By unity and selflessness, they made a difference.

"They were heroes because we don't know who they were. I wanted to make a movie about them, the 200 hung for their sabotage," said Valerie. "It is important to not only forget Mankind’s capacity for evil, but also appreciate the resilience and sacrifice of those who confronted that evil. It is important for future generations and our modern society to recognize our World History as to never repeat it again. "

My own grandfather, who served in the war always said "There’s as fine a line between arrogance and confidence as there is between stupidity and bravery. But when it comes to the battlefield, there’s no place for uncertainty or hesitancy." And if there's one thing this movie taught me, it's that superheroes really do exist.