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The Door
“There are those who sweep and those who pay others to sweep.”
6.0 / 10• 2012• 1h 37m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Helen Mirren
Emerenc Szeredás
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. István Szabó's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Door is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
