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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest

‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

A dinner table scene from Feels Like Home
Feels Like Home tells the story of a saleswoman abducted by a family dominated by an authoritarian father-figure. Photograph: Cine Super

It’s seven o’clock on a Tuesday night, and one of the most popular movie theatres in Budapest is full, not an empty seat in sight. The audience is not here for a Hollywood blockbuster, but a Hungarian film that barely had the budget to be made.

Feels Like Home (Itt Érzem Magam Otthon) has captured moviegoers not only with its striking visuals but also with its timing – its release coming before Hungary’s pivotal parliamentary elections on 12 April.

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