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Sami swoi (1967)

Sami swoi poster
Directed by
Sylwester Chęciński
Genre
comedy film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 121 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two feuding Polish families are forced to live side by side after being relocated to the same village after World War II. Their ongoing squabbles and attempts to outdo each other lead to comic misunderstandings and unexpected bonds.

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What happens

All Friends Here (Polish: Sami swoi, literally "only our own"), also known as Our Folks, is a 1967 film, and a first part of a Polish comedic trilogy of movies by Sylwester Chęciński. Its follow-ups are Nie ma mocnych (a Polish idiom meaning "no one can do") (1974), Kochaj albo rzuć ("Love or Leave") (1977), and Sami swoi. Początek ("All Friends Here. The Beginning") (2024). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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