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In a border town two sons of the local commander using stolen arms take hostages of eighteen girls in a dormitory, because they want to go West by plane.
Direction
Gazdag's restrained chaos—no music, just sweat and stale air.
Acting
The boys' trembling bravado feels terrifyingly authentic.
Production
The dormitory becomes a pressure cooker of 1989 anxiety.

Director
Gyula Gazdag
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