police state,budapest, hungary,co-workers relationship,informant,secret police,stalinism,1950s,political repression,christmas eve

The Exam (2011)

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Don't trust anyone. Don't trust yourself.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Péter Bergendy
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    Pál Markó János Kulka
  • Profile picture of Zsolt Nagy
    András Jung Zsolt Nagy
  • Profile picture of Péter Scherer
    Emil Kulcsár Péter Scherer
  • Profile picture of Gabriella Hámori
    Éva Gáti Gabriella Hámori
  • Profile picture of Péter Haumann
    Colonel Rozgonyi Péter Haumann
  • Profile picture of Ferenc Elek
    Imre Csapó Ferenc Elek
  • Profile picture of András Balogh
    Ferenc Dohány András Balogh
  • Profile picture of László Széles
    Varga László Széles

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Keywords

  • police state
  • budapest, hungary
  • co-workers relationship
  • informant
  • secret police
  • stalinism
  • 1950s
  • political repression
  • christmas eve