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Kék Duna keringö (1991)

Kék Duna keringö poster
Directed by
Miklós Jancsó
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hungarian prime minister is assassinated in a hotel on the Danube shortly after being elected. The film follows the aftermath and political intrigue in a post-Communist setting.

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What happens

Blue Danube Waltz (Hungarian: Kárhozat) is a 1992 Hungarian political thriller film directed by Miklós Jancsó, co-directed by István Márton. The plot sees a newly-elected post Communism Hungarian PM is assassinated in Danube hotel. Jancso won the Best Director award at the 1992 Montréal World Film Festival. The film was one of the first in Hungary to utilize Western co-financing after the fall of Communism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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