The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
Poland, 1970. When popular protests erupt in the streets due to rising prices, the communist government organizes a crisis team. Soon after, the police use their truncheons and then their firearms. The story of a rebellion from the point of view of the oppressors.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Tomasz WolskiDirector
- Marcin LenarczykOriginal Music Composer
- Bartłomiej TycińskiOriginal Music Composer
- Tomasz WolskiScreenplay
Cast
- Kazimierz ŚwitałaSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- Tadeusz PietrzakSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- Ryszard MatejewskiSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- Czesław KiszczakSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- Zdzisław ŻandarowskiSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- Stanisław KończewiczSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- Józef CyrankiewiczSelf (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
gdansk, poland1970sdemonstrationstop motiondocudramacommunismshipyardphone callpolitical repressionwarsaw, polandstate crimespolish history