The Exam (2011)
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.
Director:
Péter Bergendy
Writer:
Norbert Köbli
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János Kulka as Pál Markó |
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Zsolt Nagy as András Jung |
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Péter Scherer as Emil Kulcsár |
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Gabriella Hámori as Éva Gáti |
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Péter Haumann as Colonel Rozgonyi |
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Ferenc Elek as Imre Csapó |
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András Balogh as Ferenc Dohány |
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László Széles as Varga |
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Áron Dimény as Vígh |
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Gábor Hellebrandt as Filmmaker Radnai |
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Lehel Kovács as Pálmai |
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Péter Haás Vander as Priest |
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Mihály Szabados as Literary Informer Bolha |
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János Papp as Photographer |
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Pap Vera as Egriné |
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Anita Tóth as Doorwoman |
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Varga Mária as Janka |
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Tamás Dvorák as Doorman |
| Editing | István Király | Editor |
| Directing | Péter Bergendy | Director |
| Camera | Zsolt Tóth | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Norbert Köbli | Screenplay |
| Sound | Gergely Parádi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Csaba Pék | Production Manager |
| Sound | Gábor Balázs | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | János Breckl | Costume Designer |
| Production | István Bodzsár | Producer |
| Art | Balázs Hujber | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mónika Berek | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zita Sipos | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | János György | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Tibor Krautwurst | Gaffer |
| Camera | Adrienn Szabó | Still Photographer |