Confidence (1980)

Original title

Bizalom

Directed by

István Szabó

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

15

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the final days of World War II, two Hungarian resistance fighters pretend to be a married couple to hide from the Nazis. They live together in a small room, each still loyal to their real spouse, and the strain of their false marriage grows.

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What happens

Confidence (Hungarian: Bizalom) is a 1980 Hungarian film directed by István Szabó, set in the waning days of World War II. It chronicles the story of two resistance members who are compelled to assume the roles of husband and wife in order to evade detection by the Nazis, despite being married to others. The film garnered critical acclaim, earning Szabó the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival and receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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