The Ambassador to Bern
– A fictional account of the 1958 attack against the Hungarian embassy in Bern. Based on a true story ..
Release Date:
25 Feb 2014
Language:
Hungarian, German
Director:
Attila Szász
Writer:
Norbert Köbli
Main Actors:
János Kulka, Tamás Szabó Kimmel, József Kádas, Rozi Lovas
Plot:
On August 16, 1958 two Hungarian immigrants break into the Hungarian embassy in Bern and take the ambassador hostage. As the Swiss police surrounds the building and a group of Hungarian immigrants shows up on the street to demonstrate, a tense, twist-filled hostage drama plays out behind the closed doors of the embassy. Based on a true story.
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations.
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