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25 Years of Innocence (2020)

25 Years of Innocence poster
Original title
25 lat niewinności
Directed by
Jan Holoubek
Genre
crime film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongly convicted of a murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The film follows his struggle to prove his innocence and his mother's fight to clear his name.

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What happens

25 Years of Innocence (Polish: 25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomka Komendy) is a 2020 Polish drama film written by Andrzej Golda and directed by Jan Holoubek. It is based on true story of Tomasz Komenda, a young man who was wrongly accused of brutal murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The film stars Piotr Trojan as Tomasz, and Agata Kulesza as his mother, Teresa Klemańska. 25 Years of Innocence received critical acclaim and saw commercial success grossing $4,027,477 in box office. At the 2021 Polish Film Awards, 25 Years of Innocence received record 15 nominations, winning seven awards include for, Best Director, Best Actor (Trojan), Best Actress (Kulesza) and Best Supporting Actor (Frycz). It also received two Awards at the Polish Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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