Diary for My Children
1984 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.0 · 95% critics
After having lost her parents, young Juli returns from the Soviet Union to her native Budapest. Scarred by the wounds of the past, the ghost of Stalin’s oppression haunts her as she reunites with her aunt and adoptive mother Magda.
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Details
- Original title
- Napló gyermekeimnek
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-05-03
- Language
- HU
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (33 votes)
Themes
- biography
- orphan
- communism
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1984
Cast & crew
Czinkóczi Zsuzsa
as Juli
Anna Polony
as Magda
Földi Teri
as Magda (voice)
Jan Nowicki
as Janos
Sándor Oszter
as János (voice)
Pál Zolnay
as Grandfather
Vilmos Kun
as Grandfather (voice)
Mari Szemes
as Grandmother
Ildikó Bánsági
as Juli's mother
Éva Szabó
as Ilonka - Magda's housekeeper
Directed by Márta Mészáros