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Bread and Salt (2022)

Bread and Salt poster
Original title
Chleb i sól
Directed by
Damian Kocur
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
12+
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young pianist returns to his small hometown in Poland for the summer. He reconnects with his family and old friends, and tensions slowly build between him and a group of local men.

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What happens

Bread and Salt (Polish: Chleb i sól) is a 2022 Polish drama film written and directed by Damian Kocur, in his directorial debut. The film premiered at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Prize. The film also won the award for best director at the 2022 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, and was awarded the Bronze Pyramid at the 2022 Cairo International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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