Born American
Description
"Freedom is just a word... until you lose it."
Savoy (Mike Norris), Mitch (Steve Durham) and K.C. (David Coburn) are vacationing in Finland. This outing may be their last opportunity to have some fun together before returning home to the U.S.
After a high-spirited beer drinking session, the three set off to explore the Finnish countryside and inadvertently encounter the Soviet border.
So intrigued by the nearness of the Soviet Union, they "dare" each other to cross the border.
Discovered and pursued by Soviet troops, the Americans try to escape back to Finland, but frightened and confused, they flee deeper into the Soviet Union where they are discovered by villagers and mistakenly accused of murder.
Sentenced to prison with no hope for help through diplomatic channels, the Americans realise that they must escape on their own or be resigned to spend the rest of their lives as "unofficial prisoners" in the bowels of a prison where a human chess game of life and death is played by the inmates.
The three Americans fight to regain their freedom that is their birthright. There is no risk too great. BORN AMERICAN, it's their only hope and their only chance for survival.
Genres
Action, Drama, ThrillerVHS Release Year
1986