I just finished watching a really good movie that most people have probably never heard of: Saints and Soldiers. The film opens with the Malmedy Massacre (Dec. 17, 1944), where a German SS unit killed 86 American POWs. The film follows five soldiers who escape into the woods behind enemy lines with information that could save thousands of allied lives. One of the main characters, Cpl. Nathan “Deacon” Greer, is a sharpshooter and former missionary who always has a Bible in hand. I don’t want to give away the story-line, suffice to say that is definitely a movie that’s well worth seeing.

Despite winning 14 Best Picture Awards at film festivals, it lacked a major distributor and few have heard of it. One other interesting fact about the film is that it was filmed in less than a month, in northern Utah, for under one million. Many of the actors in the opening scene are re-enactors who traveled to Utah at their own expense. But don’t let that stop you from watching it. Michael Medved described the film as “a gritty independent film with more soul and substance and more thrilling combat scenes than big studio projects.”

Best of all, you can watch the movie online for free.