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The Exam
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The Exam

2011-10-13 · 89 min · ★ 6.7

Drama · History · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Péter Bergendy
Production companies
Uniofilm
Countries
Hungary
Status
Released

Top Cast

János KulkaJános KulkaPál Markó
Zsolt NagyZsolt NagyAndrás Jung
Péter SchererPéter SchererEmil Kulcsár
Gabriella HámoriGabriella HámoriÉva Gáti
Péter HaumannPéter HaumannColonel Rozgonyi
Ferenc ElekFerenc ElekImre Csapó
András BaloghAndrás BaloghFerenc Dohány
László SzélesLászló SzélesVarga
Áron DiményÁron DiményVígh
Gábor HellebrandtGábor HellebrandtFilmmaker Radnai
Lehel KovácsLehel KovácsPálmai
Péter Haás VanderPéter Haás VanderPriest
Mihály SzabadosMihály SzabadosLiterary Informer Bolha
János PappJános PappPhotographer
Pap VeraPap VeraEgriné
Anita TóthAnita TóthDoorwoman
Varga MáriaVarga MáriaJanka
Tamás DvorákDoorman

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