Purgatory (1989)
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Directors
Ami Artzi
The story
The film follows Carly (Tanya Roberts) and Melanie (Julie Pop), two Peace Corps volunteers who are preparing to leave a fictional African country called Umlanga. On their way to the airport, they pick up a hitchhiker who is secretly carrying drugs. During a police checkpoint, the drugs are discovered, and when the hitchhiker attempts to flee, he is killed.
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