Summary
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 91Audiences 80GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer91%
Metascore91
Audience score87%
User score8.0
IMDb7.6
Letterboxd · 173 K ratings3.8/5
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for comedies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 93 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+83Released
1994
January 26, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMysteryLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
PolishEnglishMade in
France- Poland
Switzerland
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 25 more35 people
- Zbigniew ZamachowskiKarol Karol
- Julie DelpyDominique
- Janusz GajosMikołaj
- Jerzy StuhrJurek
- Grzegorz WarchołElegant
- Jerzy NowakOld Peasant
- Aleksander BardiniNotary
- Cezary HarasimowiczInspector
Jerzy TrelaMonsieur Bronek
Cezary PazuraExchange Office Owner
Michel LisowskiInterpreter
Piotr MachalicaMan under the Exchange Office
Barbara DziekanMrs. Ewa
Marzena TrybałaMariott Employee
Philippe Morier-GenoudJudge
Francis CoffinetBank Clerk- YEYannick EvelyMetro Clerk
Jacques DissesDominique's Lawyer
Teresa Budzisz-KrzyżanowskaMadame Jadwiga
Jerzy DominikAirport Employee- JGJakub GrzegorekMan at Funeral
- MKMałgorzata KaczmarskaAirport Employee
- SLStan LatekConsulate Representative
- MGMarianna Grodzka-MarcianoRegistry Office Clerk
Directing · 13
- Krzysztof Kieślowski Director, Screenplay
- Teresa Violetta Buhl Assistant Director, Casting
- Julie Bertuccelli Other
- Emmanuel Finkiel Assistant Director
- Peter Thurrell Other
- Maria Czartoryska Other
Writing · 4
- Krzysztof Piesiewicz Screenplay
- Edward Kłosiński Story Consultant, Director of Photography
- Agnieszka Holland Story Consultant
- Edward Żebrowski Story Consultant
Production · 21
- Yvon Crenn Executive Producer
- Marin Karmitz Producer
- Margot Capelier Casting
- Ryszard Chutkowski Production Manager
- Eva Simonet Publicist
- Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz Administration
Camera · 3
- Muriel Coulin Assistant Camera
- Piotr Jaxa Camera Operator, Still Photographer
- Henryk Jedynak Assistant Camera
Editing · 5
- Urszula Lesiak Editor
- Alicja Torbus-Wosińska Assistant Editor
- Ewa Lenkiewicz Assistant Editor
- Christian Phan-Trong-Tuan Assistant Editor
- Rob Sciarratta Color Timer
Sound · 17
- Zbigniew Preisner Original Music Composer
- Francine Lemaitre Sound Editor
- Jérôme Lévy Foley Artist
- Marc-Antoine Beldent Foley Artist
- Mariusz Pędziałek Musician
- William Flageollet Sound Mixer
Art · 11
- Halina Dobrowolska Production Design
- Claude Lenoir Production Design
- Magdalena Dipont Set Decoration
- Henryk Puchalski Props
- Michel Charvaz Props
- Julien Poitou-Weber Props
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Elżbieta Radke Costume Design
- Jolanta Łuczak Costume Design
- Teresa Wardzała Costume Design
- Virginie Viard Costume Design
- Jolanta Pruszynska Makeup Artist
- Jean-Pierre Caminade Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Laco Adamik Animation
Lighting · 8
- Marek Socha Lighting Technician
- Ernst Brunner Lighting Technician
- Hans Meier Lighting Technician
- Sergiusz Bogucki Lighting Technician
- Piotr Obłoza Lighting Technician
- Alain Dondin Lighting Technician
Other crew · 9
- Robert Brzeziński Stunts
- Zbigniew Modej Stunts
- Ryszard Janikowski Stunts
- Zbigniew Koniuszy Technical Supervisor
- Stanisław Kolenda Technical Supervisor
- Andrzej Tarasewicz Health and Safety
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