The Calm

Year: 1980

Runtime: 81 mins

Language: Polish

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Released after a three‑year sentence, a man in his twenties seeks anonymity and a fresh start, dreaming of steady work, a wife and a family. He partially achieves these goals, but on a construction job he is drawn into a clash between a corrupt foreman and workers secretly planning a strike. He remains a pawn yet holds to his ideals. Filmed in 1976, it was shelved for five years.

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