When Joseph Returns

When Joseph Returns

When Joseph Returns

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When Joseph Returns

1976

1h 29m

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Drama

Overview

An unsentimental Hungarian film about the edgy relationship between a middle-aged woman and her young, restless daughter-in-law when the son-husband goes to sea for six months.

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5 members

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Lili Monori

Mari, József's mother

Lili Monori

Acting

György Pogány

József

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Acting

Éva Ruttkai

Ágnes, József's wife

Éva Ruttkai

Acting

Gábor Koncz

Laci

Gábor Koncz

Acting

Mária Ronyecz

Fõnöknõ

Mária Ronyecz

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