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Kawaleria Powietrzna

Kawaleria Powietrzna poster
Directed by
Jacek Bławut
Genre
documentary television program
Country
Poland

How it feels

This documentary series follows new recruits undergoing training in a Polish air cavalry brigade. It shows the harsh methods and strong language used by instructors, sparking public debate. One episode includes a soldier being released from service because of depression.

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What happens

Kawaleria Powietrzna ("air cavalry") is a Polish documentary TV series, with 26 episodes produced for Telewizja Polska in 2000 by filmmakers Jacek Bławut and Wojciech Maciejewski. Broadcast by the TVP2 channel, it shows military training of freshmen in 25th Aeromobile Cavalry Brigade in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. The series has caused controversy in Poland over the use of vulgarisms and harsh training methods. One episode depicted a conscript being discharged due to depression. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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