The Calm (1980)

Original title

Spokój

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

drama film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man gets out of prison and tries to build a simple quiet life. He finds a job and gets married but pressure from his boss and the workers around him pulls him into a conflict he cannot escape.

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What happens

The Calm (Polish: Spokój) is a film by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made in 1976 but not exhibited until broadcast on Polish television in 1980. It starred Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, and Jerzy Trela. Based on a story by Lech Borski and a screenplay by Kieślowski and Jerzy Stuhr, the film is about a young man who leaves prison after a three-year sentence seeking to start a new life. His dreams of a better life are broken, however, when he is forced into a conflict between a corrupt construction company boss and his fellow workers who go on strike. The Calm was filmed on location in Kraków and completed in 1976, but was banned by the state because of its subject matter—strikes were illegal in Poland during that time. The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time on 19 September 1980. In 1981, The Calm received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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