Thirty years after the fall of communism in Hungary, as AndrÔas ForgÔach investigated his family's past, he uncovered a horrifying truth. His mother, whom he deeply loved, had been an informant for the KÔadÔar regime. She had informed not only on acquaintances but on family, friends and even her children. In a work of heartbreaking intensity and nuance, ForgÔach must confront the truth about the woman who was simultaneously an informant as well as a tender and loveable parent, a victim and a perpetrator. In The Acts of My Mother, ForgÔach gives voice to his deceased mother, holding her responsible for her deeds while defending the memories he cherished of her as a son.