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.

Cast

Czinkóczi Zsuzsa, Jan Nowicki, Mari Törőcsik, Ildikó Bánsági, Anna Polony, Lajos Balázsovits, Irina Kuberskaya, Adél Kováts

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What is "Diary for My Father and My Mother" about?

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.

When was "Diary for My Father and My Mother" released?

Diary for My Father and My Mother was released in 1990.

Who stars in "Diary for My Father and My Mother"?

The cast includes Czinkóczi Zsuzsa, Jan Nowicki, Mari Törőcsik, Ildikó Bánsági.