The read
It runs a compact 45m.
Synopsis
A stark, two-character chamber drama about Joanna, a middle-aged woman who returns from the camps after World War II. Seeking out her deceased husband’s mother, she cannot bring herself to reveal the truth about his fate. Instead, she invents a story to spare the grieving woman further pain. What begins as a compassionate lie soon entangles Joanna in an ever-growing web of deception, as more people who know the truth become drawn into her fragile fiction.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Janusz MajewskiDirector
- Janusz MajewskiScreenplay
Cast
- Ida KamińskaKarola
- Aleksandra ŚląskaJoanna
- Maria BroniewskaWidow
- Ewa MildeTelephone Operator
- Andrzej MayJerzy
- Andrzej JędrzejewskiCast
- Tadeusz OsinskiCast
- Bohdan SobiesiakCast
- Henryk SzletyńskiElderly Man (uncredited)