Feeling rootless, András's life takes an unexpected turn when he decides to buy a dog for companionship. This leads him to meet Zsuzsi (played by Zsuzsa Czinkóczi ), a rebellious and lonely young girl. Initially unintentionally, the two form a deep, surrogate father-daughter bond that becomes the emotional core of the film.

Mészáros, known for her focus on the lives of women, shifts her lens slightly in this film to focus on a male protagonist while maintaining her trademark humanist style. Márta Mészáros Starring: Jan Nowicki as András Novák Zsuzsa Czinkóczi as Zsuzsi Anna Karina as Anna Ildikó Pécsi as Zsuzsi’s mother Cinematography: Lajos Koltai The "OK.ru" Context Letterboxdhttps://letterboxd.com Just Like at Home (1978) - Letterboxd

The story follows András Novák (played by Jan Nowicki), a Hungarian man who returns to his homeland after living in America for several years. Expecting a warm homecoming, he instead finds himself a stranger in his own life. His former love, Anna (played by Anna Karina ), has moved on and is living with someone else, and his professional prospects have vanished.

The 1978 film (released internationally as Just Like at Home ) is a cornerstone of Hungarian cinema, directed by the legendary Márta Mészáros . The movie is a poignant exploration of displacement, the search for belonging, and the unconventional bonds that form between lonely individuals. Plot Overview