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The Outpost

1995, Movie, NR, 84 mins

The Outpost: Review

Form follows function in THE OUTPOST, a spare allegory for the fates of many a dissident or victim of political purges. Gizella (Mari Nagy), a middle-aged engineer, is informed by superiors that she has been promoted to oversee a field site. The divorced woman bids a bittersweet goodbye to friends and co-workers and embarks for the company outpost. Her train terminates at a filthy mining settlement, where the male handlers treat the newcomer with scorn and barely-suppressed... read more leave a comment