

The Calm
1980
1h 21m
6.8
PL
Drama
TV Movie
Overview
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years.
Movie Details
Languages
Polish
Key Crew

Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski
Screenplay
Cast

Jerzy Stuhr
Antek Gralak

Izabela Olszewska
Jedynakowa

Jerzy Trela
Zenek
D
Danuta Wiercińska
Bożena
M
Michal Sulkiewicz
Mietek

Elżbieta Karkoszka
Kryśka Stańczak
M
Michał Żarnecki
Ojciec Bożenki