Just Like America (1988)

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Just Like America on IMDb 7.1/10 68 votes

Released:
1988-01-11

Overview:
Frigyes, shortly after immigrating to New York City from Hungary, leaves his family for the pleasures and gratifications of being a street bum. But as time goes by, the appeal of this lifestyle wanes. A series of adventures with other drifters reaches a dramatic conclusion when some thugs murder one of them. This startling event forces Frigyes to come to terms with his current situation and decide whether to return to the family he abandoned.

Director:
Péter Gothár

Runtime:
1h 53min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Andor Lukáts
    as
    Frigyes Tölgyesi
  • Trula Hoosier
    as
    Jude
  • Stafford Ashani
    as
    David
  • Erika Bodnár
    as
    Mrs. Tölgyesi
  • Ádám Szirtes
    as
    Tölgyesi's father-in-law