Agnieszka Holland, director. In Polish with English subtitles. (122 min., 1981)
Set in 1905, Holland’s politically and emotionally powerful film follows a group of anarchists as they plot to assassinate the Russian Tsar’s governor in Russian-partitioned Poland. The film was banned for years in Poland despite having won the Grand Prize at the Gdansk Film Festival.
Set in 1905, Holland’s politically and emotionally powerful film follows a group of anarchists as they plot to assassinate the Russian Tsar’s governor in Russian-partitioned Poland. The film was banned for years in Poland despite having won the Grand Prize at the Gdansk Film Festival.