A Grain of Truth

– A big shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki divorces his wife and leaves Warsaw to “start a new life” in..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
Ziarno prawdy
A Grain of Truth (2015) - Also known as Ziarno prawdy

A big shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki divorces his wife and leaves Warsaw to “start a new life” in picturesque town in south­east Poland ­ Sandomierz. After a short while he is called in to investigate a strange and mysterious murder case. Alienated in provincial reality he struggles to find a killer, when he stumbles upon more victims. While the investigation continues he realizes that all murders are connected to alleged historical Jewish ritual killings. Those murders prompt a wave of anti­Semitic hysteria in the town. In his investigation Szacki must wrestle with the painful tangle of Polish­Jewish relations and real findings of his work ­ that roots of some legends arefantasy, not a grain of truth…

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A Grain of Truth (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Jan 2015

Language:

Polish

Director:

Borys Lankosz

Writer:

Borys Lankosz, Zygmunt Miloszewski (based on a novel by: "Ziarno prawdy"), Zygmunt Miloszewski

Main Actors:

Robert Wieckiewicz, Jerzy Trela, Magdalena Walach, Aleksandra Hamkalo

Plot:

A big shot prosecutor Teodor Szacki divorces his wife and leaves Warsaw to start a new life in picturesque town in south-east Poland - Sandomierz. After a short while he is called in to investigate a strange and mysterious murder case. Alienated in provincial reality he struggles to find a killer, when he stumbles upon more victims. While the investigation continues he realizes that all murders are connected to alleged historical Jewish ritual killings. Those murders prompt a wave of anti-Semitic hysteria in the town. In his investigation Szacki must wrestle with the painful tangle of Polish - Jewish relations and real findings of his work - that roots of some legends are fantasy, not a grain of truth...

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10