At Least I Now Know What A “Pimpernel” Is
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... and it turns out it's got nothing do to with pimps. Well, not normally, at least.
Let's take a step back for a moment. I'm referring not to the Scarlet Pimpernel, but rather The Black Pimpernel, a Swedish/Chilean movie released a few years ago. It tells the story of the Swedish ambassador to Chile during the 1970s Pinochet revolution. He saved around 1,300 people from likely death, and is often compared to Oskar Schindler.
The movie was pretty good, although it does seem to take a bit of Read more [...]