Eye of the Storm (1991 film)

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Eye of the Storm
Directed byYuri Zeltser
Written by Michael Stewart
Produced by Oliver Eberle
Starring
Cinematography Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited byMichael J. Duthie
Music by Christopher Franke
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 3, 1991 (1991-10-03)(Germany)
  • 1992 (1992)(USA)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • USA

Eye of the Storm is a 1991 German-American romantic thriller, directed by Yuri Zeltser.

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Plot

At a highway gas station/motel where they live, two young brothers witness their parents murder. The younger brother is blinded in the same incident. Ten years later both brothers are still there and the tragedy may have turned one of them psychotic: customers never check out. When the abusive Gladstone and his young and sexy wife are stranded at the gas station it brings out the worst in everyone.

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Reception

Radio Times rated it 2 out of 5 stars. [1]

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References

  1. Sellers, Robert. "Eye of the Storm". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 October 2022.