The Calm

Name: The Calm
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-09-19
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Michal Sulkiewicz, Izabella Olszewska, Jerzy Stuhr, Jerzy Trela

– A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 21 Minutes

Release Year:

1980

Original Name:

Spokój

A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years.

Story Timeline:

Year 1978, Year 1977, Year 1980, Year 1976, Year 1979

Producing Country:

Poland

Filming Locations:

Poland

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

19 Sep 1980

Language:

Polish

Directed by:

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Story Written By:

Lech Borski, Jerzy Stuhr, Krzysztof Kieslowski

Main Actors:

Michal Sulkiewicz, Izabella Olszewska, Jerzy Stuhr, Jerzy Trela

Plot:

Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years. A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. The unavoidable conflict destroys him.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

#Shipyard

#Worker

#Bigger Dreams

#Labor Union

#Strike

#Ex Convict

#Corruption