Cube Critics: 2 must-see historical dramas

A scene from the Hungarian drama, 1945
Anna Szentes (Eszter Nagy-Kalozy) confronts her future daughter-in-law Kisrozsi (Dora Sztarenki) on her wedding day in a scene from the new Hungarian drama, "1945."
Lenke Szilagyi | Menemsha Films

"Beirut" and "1945," two historical dramas, open this weekend. "1945" is a breathtaking and tense black-and-white drama set in post World War Two Hungary. "Beirut" is a Jon Hamm thriller set in 1970s and 1980s Lebanon. The Cube Critics recommend both.

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