Two Half-Times in Hell

Two Half-Times in Hell

1961120 min7.7 / 10

A WWII drama that uses a propaganda soccer match between captors and prisoners as a crucible for examining dignity, resistance, and the human spirit under oppression.

To celebrate Hitler's birthday, a soccer match is organised between the Germans and a group of Hungarian political prisoners, one of whom is a famous pre-war football star.

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