‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 100% complete by Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestMarch 17, 2026 at 06:00 AM
‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

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A low-budget Hungarian thriller, "Feels Like Home," is drawing large crowds in Budapest ahead of the country's pivotal parliamentary elections on April 12th. The film depicts a saleswoman abducted into a family controlled by an authoritarian figure, mirroring, for some viewers, the current political climate in Hungary. While director Gábor Holtai states the film wasn't intentionally created as a metaphor for life under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, many see parallels between the film's themes and Orbán's alleged capture of institutions and enrichment of loyalists. The film's release coincides with a strong challenge to Orbán from Péter Magyar, leader of the newly founded Tisza party. Some viewers are wearing the party's logo to showings of the film.

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