Underplayed Gems

Za co? (1995)

Za co? poster
Directed by
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Genre
melodrama, historical film
Country
Russia, Poland
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Polish nobleman joins the 1830 November Uprising and is arrested. He is sentenced to hard labor in Siberia.

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What happens

Za co? is a 1995 Polish historical film. It is based on the short story "What For?" by Leo Tolstoy published in 1906. Za co? / Why?, production Poland-Russia; based on a story by Leo Tolstoy; screenplay with Pawel Fin, Valeri Pendrakovsky and Alexander Bondarev, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. The dramatic story of a Polish nobleman who is arrested and sentenced to penal servitude for taking part in the November Uprising of 1830. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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