The Lost Paradise (1962)

  • 12
  • 08/12/1962 (HU)
  • Drama
  • 1h 31m

Overview

​A young doctor named Zoltán flees Budapest for his father’s rural estate after performing an illegal abortion on his lover that results in her death. While hiding in the countryside, he attempts to grapple with his guilt and the moral weight of his actions while reconnecting with his estranged family. His isolation is interrupted by a burgeoning relationship with a local woman, Mira, which forces him to choose between permanent escape or facing legal and ethical accountability.

Károly Makk

Director, Screenplay

Imre Sarkadi

Writer

Cast

György Pálos's headshot

György Pálos

Sebõk Zoltán
Antal Páger's headshot

Antal Páger

Sebõk Imre
Mari Törőcsik's headshot

Mari Törőcsik

Mira
Cecília Esztergályos's headshot

Cecília Esztergályos

(as Esztrgályos Cili)
János Koltai's headshot

János Koltai

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