Meeting in the Night

Meeting in the Night

1946 · 87 min · ★ 6.8 · Thriller, Crime

A journalist is writing a critical article about the prison service in Sweden. The magazine's editor in chief does not agree with him and removes the article. The journalist then plans to fake a crime to gain knowledge about life in prison.

Directed by Hasse Ekman · Written by Hasse Ekman

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