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Obława (2012)

Obława poster
Directed by
Marcin Krzyształowicz
Genre
drama film, war film, thriller film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in Poland during World War II, a man hunts for someone in the war-torn countryside. The story follows the grim and personal costs of the pursuit.

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What happens

Manhunt (Polish: Obława) is a 2012 Polish film, which was named Best Film at the 2013 Polish Film Awards. The World War II drama, set in Poland, was directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz, and its primary actors include Marcin Dorociński, Maciej Stuhr, Weronika Rosati (nominated for Polish Academy Award for Best Actress), and Sonia Bohosiewicz. In addition to its Polish Film Awards win for Best Picture, it also won for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, and Best Sound Editing. It also won the Silver Lion prize at the Gdynia Film Festival in May 2012, where it debuted, and was released to Polish theatres generally on 19 October 2012. It was first screened outside Poland at the 2012 Montreal World Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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