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The Ambassador to Bern

A berni követ (2014)

Drama, Historical, Thriller, Mystery | Hungary

Director: Attila Szász

FilmBox Arthouse | 15/07/2024 | 10:40

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Rating: 7.1/10

User rating: 7.2/10
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SYNOPSIS

On August 16, 1958 two Hungarian immigrants break into the Hungarian embassy in Bern and take the ambassador hostage. As the Swiss police surrounds the building and a group of Hungarian immigrants shows up on the street to demonstrate, a tense, twist-filled hostage drama plays out behind the closed doors of the embassy. Based on a true story.

Actors

Voice: Ferenc Elek, Ákos Köszegi

Writer: Norbert Köbli

Producer: Tamás Lajos, Tamás Mink

RUNTIME: 76 min

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