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Diary for My Father and My Mother
Genres
Drama
Overview
This story follows a young student, who is orphaned as she grows to adulthood in the shadow of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Coming from the Communist intelligentsia, she sees her friends and family react differently. Her lover, a married factory manager, supports the patriots and later assists fellow workers in staging a strike. Meanwhile her sister and others express anger at being forced from their homes during the revolution and continue to express a hatred for the rebels afterwards. But in the end they realize that for all people, real life is not possible after the revolt and its brutal suppression by the Soviets and their collaborators.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
119 min
Release Date
1990-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Hungarian
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Czinkóczi Zsuzsa
Juli
Jan Nowicki
János
Mari Törőcsik
Vera
Ildikó Bánsági
Ildi
Anna Polony
Magda
Lajos Balázsovits
Péter
Irina Kuberskaya
Anna Pavlovna
Adél Kováts
Natasa
Tamás Tóth
Andras
Lili Monori
Ibolya
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