Czechia / Jul 04, 2012 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Don't trust anyone. Don't trust yourself.
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| László Széles | Varga |
| Áron Dimény | Vígh |
| Gábor Hellebrandt | Filmmaker Radnai |
| Lehel Kovács | Pálmai |
| Péter Haás Vander | Priest |
| Mihály Szabados | Literary Informer Bolha |
| János Papp | Photographer |
| Pap Vera | Egriné |
| Anita Tóth | Doorwoman |
| Varga Mária | Janka |
| Tamás Dvorák | Doorman |
Genres
DramaHistoryThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A vizsga |
| Original language | Magyar (HU) |
| Spoken languages | Magyar |
| Production countries | Hungary |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Uniofilm |
| Official site | nfi.hu |
| Release date | 13 ottobre 2011 |
| Production | István Bodzsár |
| Writer | Norbert Köbli |
| Editing | István Király |
| Cinematography | Zsolt Tóth, Adrienn Szabó |
| Assistant directors | János György, Péter Bergendy |
| Lighting | Tibor Krautwurst |
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| Camera operators | Zsolt Tóth, Adrienn Szabó |
| Additional photography | Zsolt Tóth, Adrienn Szabó |
| Production design | Balázs Hujber |
| Art direction | Balázs Hujber |
| Set decoration | Balázs Hujber |
| Music | Gergely Parádi, Gábor Balázs |
| Sound | Gergely Parádi, Gábor Balázs |
| Costume design | János Breckl, Zita Sipos, Mónika Berek |
| Makeup | Zita Sipos, János Breckl, Mónika Berek |
| Hairstyling | Mónika Berek, János Breckl, Zita Sipos |
| Collection | The Exam Collection |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Oct 13, 2012 / Chicago International Film Festival
Spain / Oct 24, 2012 / Seminci
Theatrical release
Hungary / Oct 13, 2011 / 12
Spain / Mar 21, 2014
Digital
Hungary / Aug 01, 2020 / 12 / Netflix
Physical media
Hungary / Nov 17, 2014 / 12 / DVD
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