The Exam
7.3
“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.
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2 films
Cast
19 people
János Kulka
Pál Markó
Known for
Kontroll
Haumann Péter
Rozgonyi
Zsolt Nagy
András Jung
Known for
Kontroll
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
Péter Scherer
Emil Kulcsár
Known for
Kontroll
Bet on Revenge
Gabriella Hámori
Éva Gáti
Known for
Baptiste
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Péter Haumann
Colonel Rozgonyi
Known for
Cat City
Jupiter's Moon
Ferenc Elek
Imre Csapó
Known for
Semmelweis
András Balogh
Ferenc Dohány
Known for
Post Mortem
László Széles
Varga
Also in
Csaó, Bambínó!
Song of the Miraculous Hind
Áron Dimény
Vígh
Known for
Fateless
Post Mortem
Gábor Hellebrandt
Filmmaker Radnai
No other roles listed
Lehel Kovács
Pálmai
Known for
Bet on Revenge
Péter Bergendy Director · Norbert Köbli Screenplay Gergely Parádi Composer
United States release October 13, 2012 · Produced in Hungary · Original title A vizsga
Production
Uniofilm
Production
Hungary
Produced in
Languages
Original title
A vizsga
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · October 13, 2011
Theatrical
United States · October 13, 2012
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Hungary
November 17, 2014 · Physical · DVD
August 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
October 24, 2012 · Premiere · Seminci
March 21, 2014 · Theatrical
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