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Diary for My Children

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1984-05-03

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Márta Mészáros

Writer: Márta Mészáros

Spoken language: Magyar

Genres: Drama

Original title: Diary for My Children

Production Companies: Budapest Játékfilmstúdió, Mafilm

Production Countries: Hungary

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