The Calm (film)

The Calm Polish Spokj is a 1980 Polish television drama film directed by Krzysztof Kielowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, and Jerzy Trela. Based on a story by Lech Borski and a screenplay by Kielowski and Jerzy Stuhr, the film is about a young man who leaves prison after a threeyear sentence seeking to start a new life. His dreams of a better life are broken, however, when he is forced into a conflict between a corrupt construction company boss and his fellow workers who go on strike. The Calm was filmed on location in Krakw and completed in 1976, but was banned by the state because of its subject matterstrikes were illegal in Poland during that time. Note The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time onSeptember 1980. In 1981, The Calm received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize.

Antek meets a nice young woman, falls in love, and gets married. His joyful new life is soon interrupted, however, when he becomes involved in a conflict at work. Construction materials have disappeared and Anteks boss, who is involved in the theft, deducts the loss from the workers wages. Thinking he can trust Antek, the boss tries to get him involved in his underhanded deals.Soon a strike breaks out among the workers. Torn between his boss and his coworkers, Antek, who is only interested in finding peace, shows up for work. Believing Antek to be in league with their corrupt boss, the striking workers beat him up as he mutters, Calm ... calm ... ........

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