A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974)

Original title

Nie ma róży bez ognia

Directed by

Stanisław Bareja

Genre

comedy film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles to find a decent apartment in Communist Poland. They deal with endless rules, red tape, and absurd situations.

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What happens

Nie ma róży bez ognia (title in Polish: There is no rose without fire, in reference to two mixed up proverbs – There is no rose without thorns, and There is no smoke without the fire) is a Polish comedy film from 1974 directed by Stanisław Bareja. The subject is the chronic apartment shortage in Communist Poland. The film has been released for the English speaking world with subtitles, under the title: A Jungle Book of Regulations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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