Movielogr
The Calm (1980)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Overview
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years.
Length 81 minutes
Actors
Jerzy Stuhr | Izabella Olszewska | Jerzy Trela | Danuta Ruksza | Michal Sulkiewicz | Elżbieta Karkoszka | Michał Żarnecki