One of the doyennes of Hungarian film deals with a dark period of national history: the Soviet regime in Hungary. She portrays it through the fate of the former prime minister and national hero, Imre Nagy. The script is based on the diary written by Imre Nagy, and the memories of his daughter, Erzsébet Nagy, as well as authentic documents and records.

Reparto

Jan Nowicki

Imre Nagy

György Cserhalmi

Doctor

Marianna Moór

Mária Égető

Lili Horvát

Nagy Erzsébet (as Horváth Lili)

Jan Frycz

Kihallgatótiszt

Pál Mácsai

Vida Ferenc

János Kulka

Kállai Gyula

Ady Hajdu

(as Ady Hajdu)