Escape communism or die trying — this forgotten Cold War thriller is *tense*.
Czechoslovakia, 1952. For some, life under the post-war Stalinist regime is hardly worth living and although the escape route to the West is almost suicide, the rewards - prosperity, political freedom, even luxury - make it a risk worth taking.
Acting
Edita Brychta's Eva burns with quiet, desperate resolve.
Production
Gritty period detail makes 1952 Czechoslovakia suffocatingly real.
Director
Misha Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Glasnost, this rare Western dramatization of Eastern Bloc escape attempts aired on BBC Two to minimal fanfare.
Director Misha Williams never made another feature; this remains his sole cinematic time capsule of Iron Curtain desperation.
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