<div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of <b>Márta Mészáros’ </b>most celebrated films and the acclaimed first instalment in her groundbreaking diary trilogy, <i>Diary for My Children </i>draws on the filmmaker’s autobiographical wartime experiences to craft a vivid and unforgettable coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of political and social instability.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After losing her father in the Stalinist purges, the fiercely independent and strong-willed Juli (<b>Zsuzsa Czinkóczi</b>) returns to Hungary, where she is placed under the watchful eye of Magda (<b>Anna Polony</b>), a staunch Communist Party official who embodies the era’s mounting intellectual repression. Entering a new world, Juli must navigate a society still processing the aftermath of World War II whilst witnessing the rise of Stalinism.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mészáros</b>’ ability to excavate past trauma and memories with both prevision and vulnerability, results in a cinematic journey defined by resilience, self-discovery, and emotional candour.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hungarian with English subtitles. </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Screening as part of our <a href="https://">CineMasters: Marta Mészáros</a> season. </div>DramaPT1H46M122026-11-30HUhu