The Birch Wood (1970)
- Original title
- Brzezina
- Directed by
- Andrzej Wajda
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- 13
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two brothers reunite in a remote forest cabin. One is dying of tuberculosis and seeks peace in his final days.
contemplativemelancholicslow-pacedintimatesubduedbleakvisually poeticreflective
What happens
The Birch Wood (Polish: Brzezina) is a 1970 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda based on a novel by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where Wajda won the Golden Prize for Direction and Daniel Olbrychski won the award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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