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The Exam
“Don't trust anyone. Don't trust yourself.”
67%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
The Exam (2011) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Exam (2011) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and Thriller with tense and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 a… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Exam 67% (29 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 29 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2011-10-13
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 84093
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What is The Exam about?
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 securit... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Exam?
The official runtime for The Exam is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

János Kulka
Pál Markó

Zsolt Nagy
András Jung

Péter Scherer
Emil Kulcsár

Gabriella Hámori
Éva Gáti

Péter Haumann
Colonel Rozgonyi

Ferenc Elek
Imre Csapó

András Balogh
Ferenc Dohány

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
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Tamás Dvorák
Doorman
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