The Constant Factor (1980)

Original title

Constans

Directed by

Krzysztof Zanussi

Genre

drama film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man deals with his mother's death and dreams of climbing the Himalayas like his father. The film follows his quiet struggle to find meaning and purpose.

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What happens

The Constant Factor (Polish: Constans) is a 1980 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It tells the story of a young man struggling to face the death of his mother and harbouring a desire to climb the Himalayas as his father had done. The film won the Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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