Underplayed Gems

The Birch Wood (1970)

The Birch Wood poster
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
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How it feels

Two brothers reunite in a remote forest cabin. One is dying of tuberculosis and seeks peace in his final days.

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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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