The Exam
– Welcome to Hungary, Christmas 1957. The state, shaken and insecure by the defeated revolution of 195..
Welcome to Hungary, Christmas 1957. The state, shaken and insecure by the defeated revolution of 1956 and prodded by a renewed Stalinist atmosphere, has decreed that all security personnel must take an exam to challenge and verify their loyalty. But to be effective in this shadowy world of suspicion and lies, of secrets within secrets, where nothing and no one can be trusted, the subjects must be unaware they are being tested. Focused on the secret machinations of a totalitarian state’s paranoid need for absolute control, The Exam is a fascinating, Kafka-esque portrait of an era gone by – but it’s a mindset still very much active today.
13 Oct 2011
Hungarian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
1957, Budapest. A young defense officer's loyalty is tested by his mentor in a highly deceptive spy game.
2 wins.
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