Stand off
Original title: Túsztörténet
1989 · 1 h 50 min
Cast
Ari Bery Gábor Svidrony 
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Tibor Bitskey 
Judit Pogány 
István Szabó
Credits
Written by: 
Gyula Gazdag
Plot
In a border town two sons of the local commander using stolen arms take hostages of eighteen girls in a dormitory, because they want to go West by plane.
Sinekatalog’s take
Stand off (1989) is a Hungarian drama directed by Gyula Gazdag. It stars Ari Bery, Gábor Svidrony and Zbigniew Zapasiewicz. It runs 110 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1989: Best Actor (Silver Shell for Best Actor) — Attila Berencsi
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1989: Best Actor (Silver Shell for Best Actor) — Ari Bery
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (133 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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