At Full Gallop (1996)

Original title

Cwał

Directed by

Krzysztof Zanussi

Genre

drama film, tragicomedy

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Poland, a young boy bonds with his eccentric aunt who defies communist conventions with her love of horses and gallantry. The story follows their relationship as she encourages him to live boldly in a restrictive world.

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What happens

At Full Gallop (Polish: Cwał, and also known as In Full Gallop) is a 1996 Polish biographical tragicomedy film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi, starring Maja Komorowska, Bartosz Obuchowicz, Karolina Wajda, Piotr Adamczyk, Piotr Szwedes, Andrzej Szenajch, with Halina Gryglaszewska, Sławomira Łozińska, Stanisława Celińska, Krystyna Bigelmajer, Agnieszka Warchulska, Grzegorz Warchoł, Jan Prochyra, Stephen Kember, Eugeniusz Priwiezieńcew, Lew Rywin, and Mario Di Nardo in supporting roles. Zanussi has described the film as his most autobiographical work. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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