Man of Marble

Year: 1977

Runtime: 153 mins

Language: Polish

Director: Andrzej Wajda

Drama

A young Polish filmmaker embarks on a quest to uncover the fate of Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who was celebrated as a socialist hero in 1950s propaganda and then abruptly vanished after falling out of political favor. Through archival footage and interviews, he reveals how the regime rewrote history and erased Birkut’s legacy.

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