Diary for My Children (1984)

6.9/10 • 106 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Czinkóczi Zsuzsa

Juli

Anna Polony

Magda

Földi Teri

Magda (voice)

Jan Nowicki

Janos

Sándor Oszter

János (voice)

Pál Zolnay

Grandfather

Vilmos Kun

Grandfather (voice)

Mari Szemes

Grandmother

Ildikó Bánsági

Juli's mother

Éva Szabó

Ilonka - Magda's housekeeper

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