But he wanted to hold out hope, and he said he’d be watching closely to see what happens.

He held out hope that his family was alive — thinking there were kids among those taken, so surely they would be fine — until two years ago when he saw the massacre videos.

But there are enough success stories to hold out hope, and to hold ourselves to a higher standard.

But Corbet rejects that kind of storytelling convention, holding out until the movie’s final five minutes to give us a full rundown of Tóth’s life story and what he believed his buildings actually meant.

"I still hold out the hope that something will change," he added, but currently has little hope "they are ready to actually listen."