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The Constant Factor (1980)

The Constant Factor poster
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
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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)

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