Steinhof

Budapest, 1956: the Russians are invading and massacres are reported in surrounding towns. In the local school, Magda and the other teachers are discussing what to do. They decide to flee with the children across the border into Austria. Magda leaves her beloved Sandor behing. She eventually marries a conventional middle-class Austrian, becomes filled with a sense of desperation, resulting in her incarceration in Steinhof mental hospital.