
Emerenc, an elderly and private woman, is hired to be the housekeeper of a struggling writer, Magda. An event in the writer's life prompts Emerenc to disclose details of her traumatizing past, which will bond the two women forever. Based on the novel by Magda Szabó.
Cast

Helen Mirren
Emerenc Szeredás

Martina Gedeck
Magda

Károly Eperjes
Tibor

Péter Andorai
Mr. Brodarics

Enikő Börcsök
Sutu

Gábor Koncz
The Lt. Colonel

Lajos Kovács
Handyman

Marozsán Erika
Évike Grossmann

Mari Nagy
Adél

Csaba Pindroch
Emerenc's Nephew

Ági Szirtes
Polett

Ildikó Tóth
Doctor
Dénes Ujlaki
Emerenc's Grandfather

Anna Szandtner
Young Emerenc

Réka Tenki
Emerenc's Mother

Gáspárfalvi Dorka
Little Emerenc

Ferenc Elek
Television Director
Crew

István Szabó
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Andrea Vészits
Screenplay
Magda Szabó
Novel
Réka Lemhényi
Editor

Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography
Steve Bessenyei
Executive Producer

Phil Hunt
Executive Producer

Compton Ross
Executive Producer

Marco Mehlitz
Executive Producer
Jenõ Hábermann
Producer

Sándor Sőth
Producer
Gábor Téni
Line Producer
Lóránt Jávor
Production Design
Györgyi Szakács
Costume Designer
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Sándor Józsa
Music Producer
Dávid Kósa
Music Producer
Béla Barabás
Music Producer
Miklós Molnár
Set Decoration
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