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The Crossroads (2025)
Eighty-year-old Tadeusz lives a quiet life as a pensioner with his wife Helena. After years of working in a hospital, he wants to enjoy old age and his charming house with a garden, where they soon plan to hold their beloved granddaughter’s wedding. The idyll is shattered by a tragic car accident that casts a shadow over his marriage and reveals cracks in his relationship with his son.
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Eighty-year-old Tadeusz lives a quiet life as a pensioner with his wife Helena. After years of working in a hospital, he wants to enjoy old age and his charming house with a garden, where they soon plan to hold their beloved granddaughter’s wedding. The idyll is shattered by a tragic car accident that casts a shadow over his marriage and reveals cracks in his relationship with his son.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Dominika Montean-Pańków
In Theaters:8/6/2025
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich, CANAL+ Polska, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Studio Munka, Beta-Art
Cast
Dominika Montean-Pańków
Director
Jan Englert
Tadeusz Jaster
Anna Romantowska
Helena Jaster
Michał Czernecki
Marek Jaster
Martyna Byczkowska
Justyna
Maria Kowalska
Basia
Daniel Namiotko
Gabryś
Aleksandra Popławska
Renata
Maciej Charyton
Paweł Tracz
Marek Kalita
Prosecutor
Filip Gurłacz
Inspector
Jacek Mikołajczak
Neonatologist
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