Completed - HUNGARIAN - Drama - 89 minutes
1957, Budapest. A National Defense officer’s loyalty is being tested by his superior in a highly deceptive spy game.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Peter BERGENDY Writer(s) : Norbert KÖBLI Cast : Zsolt NAGY, Janos KULKA, Peter SCHERER, Andras BALOGH, Gabriella HÁMORI, Peter HAUMANN, Ferenc ELEK, Mihaly SZABADOS, Peter HAÁS VANDER, Laszlo SZÉLES Producer(s) : Istvan BODZSAR (Unio Film)
The 1956 Revolution has fallen. Terror reigns. Appointed by the Soviet, the new Prime Minister – a very paranoid János Kádár – orders that each and every National Defense officer’s loyalty should be tested by new and rigorous directives. JUNG (30s) is a super-ambitious cultural defense officer living under the cover of a private teacher. Jung’s so-called conspiracy apartment is a safe place to meet agents and informers on a regular basis. Jung’s task is to gather information and forward it to his superiors. MARKÓ (50s) is Jung’s direct 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 according to the Kádár directives, testing his friend’s loyalty to the new regime. The 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.
Country(ies) : HUNGARY Financing plan : MTVA and Hungarian Film Foundation Start of shooting : November 2010
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