Ashes and Diamonds
Year: 1958
Runtime: 103 mins
Language: Polish
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Set against the backdrop of war‑torn Poland, the film follows young academy officer Maciek Chełmicki, who is ordered to assassinate the secretary of the KW PPR. A mishap leads him to kill another man, forcing him to confront the victim and consider a second murder. When he meets Krystyna, a barmaid at the Monopol hotel, his affection highlights the futility of violence, yet his oath and sense of duty compel him toward a deadly act.
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