Operation Hyacinth (2021)
- Original title
- Hiacynt
- Directed by
- Piotr Domalewski
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 107 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1980s Poland, a police officer investigates a series of murders connected to a secret operation that targets and catalogues gay men. He uncovers a cover-up within the police force itself.
tensegrittydarkmelancholicslow-burnatmosphericbleakdisturbing
What happens
Operation Hyacinth (Polish: Hiacynt) is a 2021 Polish film directed by Piotr Domalewski, written by Marcin Ciastoń and starring Tomasz Ziętek, Hubert Miłkowski, and Marek Kalita. The drama is based on the Operation Hyacinth (Polish: Akcja "Hiacynt"), which was an operation carried out by the Milicja Obywatelska from 1985 to 1987. Its purpose was to create a national database of all Polish homosexuals and people who were in touch with them. The film was well received by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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