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Diary for My Children
Diary for My Children

Diary for My Children

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

03 May 1984

Country

Hungary

Cast

Czinkóczi Zsuzsa

Czinkóczi Zsuzsa

Juli

Anna Polony

Anna Polony

Magda

Földi Teri

Földi Teri

Magda (voice)

Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Janos

Sándor Oszter

Sándor Oszter

János (voice)

Pál Zolnay

Pál Zolnay

Grandfather

Vilmos Kun

Vilmos Kun

Grandfather (voice)

Mari Szemes

Mari Szemes

Grandmother

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Juli's mother

Éva Szabó

Éva Szabó

Ilonka - Magda's housekeeper

Tamás Tóth

Tamás Tóth

Andras - János' son

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