Ok.ru [exclusive] | Olyan Mint Otthon 1978

Without entry in the Hungarian Film Archive’s public database, skepticism is warranted. Some believe "Olyan mint otthon" might be a misremembered episode of a TV series like "Ház az éjszakában" (House in the Night) or a student film mistakenly dated 1978.

The story follows a young girl, , who is sent from a state orphanage to live with a foster family in the Hungarian countryside. The title is bitterly ironic: the new environment is supposed to feel “just like home,” but Kati is treated as an outsider—a convenient source of child labor rather than a family member. The film quietly observes her emotional isolation, the small cruelties of rural poverty, and her desperate longing for genuine affection. Mészáros uses long, observational takes to immerse the viewer in Kati’s point of view, creating a powerful critique of institutional care and social hypocrisy in late Kádár-era Hungary. olyan mint otthon 1978 ok.ru