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The Exam

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Budapest, Hungary, Christmas 1957. The state, insecure after the defeated revolution of 1956 and increasingly put under the influence of a renewed Stalinist atmosphere, has decreed that all security officials must pass an exam to verify their loyalty. But to be actually effective in a shadowy world where suspicion and secrets reign, the subjects must be unaware that they are being tested.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2011-10-13

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Péter Bergendy

Spoken language: Magyar

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Original title: The Exam

Production Companies: Uniofilm

Production Countries: Hungary

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