Family Nest

Family Nest (Családi tüzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, tying with the film El Super.

Premise
The film follows a young couple as they live in apartment of the husband's parents, as well as the wife's efforts to find new housing.

Cast

 * Laszlone Horvath as Irén
 * László Horváth as Laci
 * Gábor Kun as Laci's Father
 * Gaborne Kún as Laci Mother

Reception
Family Nest received moderately positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10. Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of Almanac of Fall, Damnation, and Satantango is still far from apparent." Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."