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Poland, 1982, the politically heated days of communist martial law. Two coal miner brothers react differently to the oppressive police state. While Tadek prefers to retreat into neutrality, Janek chooses active engagement in the democratic underground. When Janek asks Tadek to store some anti-government leaflets on the second anniversary of Solidarity's 1980 strikes, he triggers a spiral of events that will have everyone's allegiances and characters severely tested.
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Poland, 1982, the politically heated days of communist martial law. Two coal miner brothers react differently to the oppressive police state. While Tadek prefers to retreat into neutrality, Janek chooses active engagement in the democratic underground. When Janek asks Tadek to store some anti-government leaflets on the second anniversary of Solidarity's 1980 strikes, he triggers a spiral of events that will have everyone's allegiances and characters severely tested.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jakub Radej, Michał Wawrzecki
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Runtime:30 minutes
Studio:Stowarzyszenie Lubińska Grupa Filmowa Uisel Studio, Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny, Aeroplan, Kijora Film, Coloroffon, Centrum Technologii Audiowizualnych
Cast
Jakub Radej
Director
Stanisław Linowski
Jańcio
Zuzanna Zielińska
Magda
Tomasz Schuchardt
Tadek, brat Jańcia
Marta Ścisłowicz
Marzena, żona Tadka
Ignacy Klim
Przemek, syn Marzeny i Tadka
Sławomir Grzymkowski
milicjant Wiesiek, ojciec Magdy
Magdalena Celówna-Janikowska
pani Irenka
Andrzej Chyra
prokurator
Dariusz Skowroński
ksiądz
Karol Biskup
rudy Kuba
Jolanta Niestrój-Malisz
koleżanka Marzeny
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