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Just Like America (1988)

Directed by Péter Gothár

Drama · 1h 53m

Frigyes, shortly after immigrating to New York City from Hungary, leaves his family for the pleasures and gratifications of being a street bum. But as time goes by, the appeal of this lifestyle wanes. A series of adventures with other drifters reaches a dramatic conclusion when some thugs murder one of them. This startling event forces Frigyes to come to terms with his current situation and decide whether to return to the family he abandoned.

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Cast

Andor Lukáts Frigyes Tölgyesi Trula Hoosier Jude
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Stafford Ashani David Erika Bodnár Mrs. Tölgyesi Ádám Szirtes Tölgyesi's father-in-law György Cserhalmi Tölgyesi's brother-in-law Steven Marcus Joe Horatio

Crew

Director
Péter Gothár
Writer
Péter Esterházy
Director of Photography
Zoltán David
Original Music Composer
György Selmeczi

Details

Original title
Tiszta Amerika
Release date
1988-01-11
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
Original language
HU
Spoken languages
English, Hungarian
Countries
United States of America, Hungary
Production
Mafilm, Young Cinema '85