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Plot

Location filming in Budapest adds to the realism of this tense thriller. An expatriate American author (Craig Sheffer) is held hostage by a disturbed woman carrying a razor and willing to use it (Helen de Fougerolles). The wordsmith must quickly decide if the woman is a violent psychotic or if her claims of being threatened by a Communist stooge turned free-enterprise advocate (Jurgen Prochnow) could possibly be the truth. This international co-production was shown as part of the 1999 Hungarian Film Week Festival.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
93min.
Theatrical Release Date:
06/20/1997
DVD Release Date:
06/22/1999
Distributor(s):
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Director(s):
Andrew Piddington
Starring:
Craig Sheffer , Hélène de Fougerolles , Jürgen Prochnow , Kim Huffman , Sandor Teri
Themes:
Writer's Life,Conspiracies,Hostage Situations
Tone:
Menacing,Paranoid,Tense
Keywords:
American [nationality],Communist-party,expatriate,hostage,weapons,writer
Language:
English