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THE EXAM

A VIZSGA

By Peter BERGENDY

Drama - Completed 2011

1957, Budapest. A National Defense officer’s loyalty is being tested by his superior in a highly deceptive spy game.

Karlovy Vary IFF 2012

East of the West - Competition

Chicago IFF 2012

New Directors Competition The Gold Hugo

- Year of production
- 2011
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- HUNGARY
- Languages
- HUNGARIAN
- Budget
- 0.6 - 1 M$
- Duration
- 89 mn
- 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)
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Partners & financing
- MTVA and Hungarian Film Foundation
- Beginning of shooting
- Nov 01, 2010