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1959 · 21 mins · Polish
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Starring
Roman Polanski, Barbara Lass, Ryszard Filipski, Andrzej Kondratiuk, Henryk Kluba, Jakub Goldberg

The 21‑minute short takes place in a men’s public restroom, following an elderly attendant as she tends the facilities. While a constant stream of men use the urinals, she retreats into vivid daydreams about her younger self, a wartime soldier she loved, and the child they shared, offering a quiet meditation on memory and longing.

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