Summary
Poland, 1978. Edward Srodon, a zootechnician, makes an accidental stop at the Dziabas family farm, located in the remote area of the Bieszczady Mountains. Years later, on a winter day during Martial Law, a People's Militia investigation team examines a crime scene.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 70
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.6/5
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104105Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
2009
November 27, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeHistoryLanguage
Polish
Original language
Made in
- Poland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more28 people
- Arkadiusz JakubikEdward Środoń
- Marian DziędzielZdzisław Dziabas
- Bartłomiej TopaMróz
- Katarzyna CynkeMaria Lisowska / Grażyna Środoniowa
- Robert WabichLisowski
- Robert WięckiewiczProkurator Tomala
- Krzysztof CzeczotBanaś
- Eryk LubosPetrycki
Lech DyblikZajdel
Marcin JuchniewiczWoznak
Bartosz ŻukowskiHawryluk
Grzegorz WojdonSierżant Jasiak
Sławomir OrzechowskiZięba
Anna GrzeszczakPani Pokrywkowa
Kinga PreisBożena Dziabasowa- KDKrzysztof DomaszczynskiPokrywka Junior
Piotr GłowackiJanusz Dziabas
Mariusz JakusPriest
Michał GadomskiJasiek Blacharz
Jerzy RogalskiVeterinary Mundek
Dorota PiaseckaMrs. Madecka- PMPawel MiskowiecMadecki
- FKFranek KowalowskiCzech journalist
Zbigniew PaterakTrain conductor
Directing · 1
- Wojciech Smarzowski Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Łukasz Kośmicki Screenplay
Production · 4
- Dariusz Pietrykowski Producer, Executive Producer
- Anna Iwaszkiewicz Executive Producer, Producer
- Magdalena Szwarcbart Casting
- Piotr Reisch Co-Producer
Camera · 4
- Krzysztof Ptak Director of Photography
- Piotr Sobociński Jr. Camera Operator
- Janusz Dybowski Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Krzysztof Wiktor Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Paweł Laskowski Editor
- Jacek Starzynski Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Mikołaj Trzaska Original Music Composer
- Jacek Hamela Supervising Sound Editor
- James Shannon Dolby Consultant
- Michał Krzyszkowski Foley
Art · 2
- Marek Zawierucha Production Design
- Sebastian Gomulka Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Katarzyna Lewińska Costume Design
- Karolina Kordas Makeup Artist
- Eliza Mileniuk Costume Supervisor
- Ewa Drobiec Makeup Artist
- Dominika Dylewska Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Paweł Tybora Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Marek Modzelewski Gaffer
Other crew · 5
- Maciej A. Maciejewski Stunt Coordinator
- Jerzy Matusiak Sound Recordist
- Monika Zalewska Script
- Kazimierz Wróblewski Special Effects Coordinator
- Grzegorz Rzepecki Property Master
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