A young man is confronted with corrupt and vindictive colleagues at work and negligent officials at the hospital where his mother is dying. As he searches quixotically for a steadfast moral code by which to live, he suffers from the knowledge of human frailty and our darker inclinations to do harm.
Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
poland
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Tadeusz Bradecki
Witold
Zofia Mrozowska
Witold's Mother
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Grazyna
Witold Pyrkosz
Mariusz
Cezary Morawski
Stefan
Ewa Lejczak
Stefan's Wife
Jan Jurewicz
Zenek
Juliusz Machulski
Wladek
Jacek Strzemżalski
Mate
Edward Żebrowski
Scientist
Kazimierz Borowiec
Lucjan Dytrych
Crew
Krzysztof Zanussi
Director
Krzysztof Zanussi
Writer
Sławomir Idziak
Director of Photography
Wojciech Kilar
Music
Magdalena Biedrzycka
Costume Design
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
LM
7.0★ · 12/30/25
It started with Ishihara colour blindness test and a dude actually spoke malayalam,that's two things I actually know. In a polish film. How do you expect me to not like it?
It started with Ishihara colour blindness test and a dude actually spoke malayalam,that's two things I actually know. In a polish film. How do you expect me to not like it?
Vinayak
8.0★ · 12/29/25
Just a human suffering throughout the film.
Also i was so in shock when i heard a character speaking in Malayalam in the Mumbai portion of the film.
Just a human suffering throughout the film.
Also i was so in shock when i heard a character speaking in Malayalam in the Mumbai portion of the film.
Mathias
7.0★ · 12/04/23
“You really believe the world will get better if it gains one more righteous man?”Zanussi films make me feel as intellectually competent as a 4-year old. On the surface this film is quite linear but this thing covers so many different themes and ideas around those themes it’s hard following them, or understanding them. I have no idea what Zanussi is trying to convey here except for the obvious political and philosophical statements. The ending definitely helped make some of itmake sense.. but still.. what a rollercoaster ride this film is!
Overall, Wouldn’t call it unfocused because everything he touches in this film has a pretty well defined and is well written, it’s just too much for me. Really good though!
“You really believe the world will get better if it gains one more righteous man?”Zanussi films make me feel as intellectually competent as a 4-year old. On the surface this film is quite linear but this thing covers so many different themes and ideas around those themes it’s hard following them, or understanding them. I have no idea what Zanussi is trying to convey here except for the obvious political and philosophical statements. The ending definitely helped make some of itmake sense.. but still.. what a rollercoaster ride this film is!
Overall, Wouldn’t call it unfocused because everything he touches in this film has a pretty well defined and is well written, it’s just too much for me. Really good though!
lik
6.6★ · 09/04/23
the various analogies and allegories were not that apparent to me until i read some discussions and analysis of this movie. a rewatch would do me good knowing what i know now
the various analogies and allegories were not that apparent to me until i read some discussions and analysis of this movie. a rewatch would do me good knowing what i know now
