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The Notebook (2013)

The Notebook poster
Original title
A Nagy Füzet
Directed by
János Szász
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France, Austria, Hungary
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
16 anos
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Hungarian village during World War II, twin brothers are left by their mother to live with their abusive grandmother. They learn to survive harsh conditions and cruelty by recording their experiences in a notebook and training themselves to be emotionless.

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What happens

The Notebook (Hungarian: A nagy füzet) is a 2013 drama film co-written and directed by János Szász. It is based on the first novel, of the same name, of the 1986 prize winning The Notebook Trilogy by Ágota Kristóf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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