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Film · 1977 · 1h 29m

My Father's Happy Years

Apám néhány boldog éve

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Synopsis

Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative products, such as hormones. Meanwhile, the communist party has come to dominate Hungarian life in such a way that his activities are viewed as little more than criminal. He is hauled away to a prison camp, but even then his letters home are full of boundless optimism and his ideas for further experiments.

Details

Director
Sándor Simó
Release
February 28, 1977
Status
Released
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 29m

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