European Film Festival - Palić

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The Exam

	The EXAM
	(A vizsga)
	Hungary, 2011

Duration:	89 min
Director:	Péter Bergendy
Cast:	János Kulka, Zsolt Nagy, Gabriella Hámori, Péter Scherer
Plot:	The 1956 Revolution has fallen. Terror reigns. Appointed by the Soviets, the new prime minister – a very paranoid János Kádár – orders that each and every National Security officer’s loyalty be tested according to new and rigorous directives. JUNG (30) is a super-ambitious cultural NS officer living undercover as a private teacher. Jung’s apartment acts as a safe house where he meets agents and informants on a regular basis. Jung’s task is to gather information and forward it to his superiors. MARKÓ (50) is Jung’s immediate superior, and also his only friend. Now, Markó, a war hero and a legend amongst the officers, is ordered to monitor Jung’s apartment and activities for a day to test his friend’s loyalty to the new regime. What sets out as routine surveillance takes a wild turn when Markó uncovers disturbing secrets in Jung’s life; secrets that can easily destroy the careers of both men.
Scenario:	Norbert Köbli
Producer:	István Bodzsár
Photo:	Zsolt Tóth
Editing:	István Király
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Production:	Unio Film
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