When Joseph Returns

When Joseph Returns

NR 1976 · 89 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács · Written by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács

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