The Door
“There are those who sweep and those who pay others to sweep.”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Helen Mirren
Emerenc Szeredás
Known for
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Martina Gedeck
Magda
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Károly Eperjes
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Péter Andorai
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Enikő Börcsök
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Gábor Koncz
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Lajos Kovács
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Known for
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Marozsán Erika
Évike Grossmann
Known for
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Mari Nagy
Adél
Known for
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Csaba Pindroch
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Known for
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Ági Szirtes
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Known for
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Ildikó Tóth
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Known for
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István Szabó Director · Andrea Vészits Screenplay Magda Szabó Author
First release March 8, 2012 · Produced in Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom · Languages English, German
Production
Metrol Technology
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Film-Art Kft.
Production
Intuit Pictures
Production
Bankside Films
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Head Gear Films
Production
ARD Degeto
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ARD/Degeto Film GmbH
Production
Germany · Hungary · United Kingdom
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Original title
Az ajtó
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Hungary · March 8, 2012
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
January 29, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Japan
January 25, 2013 · Digital
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