The Door
“There are those who sweep and those who pay others to sweep.”
2012•Κ-12•1h 37m•6.1•Released
Drama
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.
Director
István Szabó
Writer
István Szabó, Andrea Vészits
Languages
German, English
Studio
Metrol Technology
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
Production
Company
Metrol Technology
Company
Film-Art Kft.
Company
Intuit Pictures
Company
Bankside Films
Company
Head Gear Films
Company
ARD Degeto
Producer
Jenõ Hábermann
Producer
Sándor Sőth
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