Chinese Boxes (1984)
6/10
Potential
2 July 2013
An American (Will Patton) in West Berlin finds himself caught up in murder and intrigue after his associate is killed and a diplomat's daughter is found dead in his room.

If you did not know, Chinese boxes are a set of boxes of graduated size, each fitting inside the next larger box. You know, kind of like those Russian dolls. Does this accurately describe this film? Well, sort of.

There is definitely a mystery, and it is certainly complex. You will wonder why customs agents are acting like the CIA, and the idea that Berlin is a "black hole" where everything can get in and nothing can get out. The very concept is interesting, especially given that Berlin at the time was the dead center of where East meets West...
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