Cult Hungarian director Márta Mészáros’ feature debut is also the first Hungarian feature directed by a woman. The story centres on a girl growing up in a foster home, who sets out in search of her biological parents. But her mother has started a new family and asks her not to reveal her identity to them. Overwhelmed by loneliness, the girl has a series of short-term relationships. The role of the rebellious heroine is played by famous Hungarian pop-rock performer Kati Kovács, while the film’s style and theme herald Mészáros later works problematizing the position of women in modern society.

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