Pentathlon
Just do it... or die!
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6/4/1994Runtime
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When East German Eric Brogar wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful American athlete. But his demanding coach, Heinrich Mueller vows revenge and Eric's best friend and his father pay the ultimate price for his freedom when they are killed by the Secret Police. In Los Angeles, Eric starts to train for the gold again. But when Mueller comes to America, Eric must win the most deadly game of all… the fight for his life.
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A Cold War thriller that channels personal tragedy into athletic obsession, tracking an East German pentathlete's harrowing escape west and the deadly cat-and-mouse game that follows. Equal parts sports drama and paranoid revenge narrative.
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