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Plot

In an anti-Russian film that is a hangover from Cold War polemics, three young Americans knowingly cross the Finno-Russian border while on a hunting trip and land in a grim Soviet prison. While U.S. diplomats work on the Americans' release, prisoners are dying in a macabre game of chess in which they are pawns. Anxious to get out of prison as of yesterday, the red-white-and-blue trio plan their escape with the involvement of a mysterious black American prisoner. As action sequences and prison scenes unfold, violence erupts on a regular basis.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
95min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/29/1986
DVD Release Date:
04/24/2001
Distributor(s):
Cinema Group
Director(s):
Renny Harlin
Starring:
Mike Norris , Steve Durham , David Coburn , Thalmus Rasulala , Albert Salmi
Themes:
Totalitarian States,Nightmare Vacations,Escape From Prison,Americans Abroad,Behind the Iron Curtain
Tone:
Angry,Gritty,Paranoid,Tense
Keywords:
Cold-War,border [geographic],false-accusation,freedom,murder,rescue,teenagers,vacation
Country of Origin:
USA (08-29-1986)
Language:
English