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When Joseph Returns

1976 · 89 min

A quiet, closely observed domestic drama that simmers with unspoken friction between two women sharing a tense household.

Genres
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.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, isolation, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács
    Written by
    Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács
    Starring
    Lili Monori, György Pogány, Éva Ruttkai, Gábor Koncz, Mária Ronyecz
    Cinematography
    János Kende
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Hungary
    Languages
    Hungarian

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