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Far from the highway

1976 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest slice-of-life about a country boy reaching for a bigger life, told with quiet warmth and a touch of melancholy.

Created by
Zbigniew Chmielewski
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Krzysztof Stroiński, Irena Szewczyk, Sławomira Łozińska
Overview
Village boy falls in love with a city girl and decides to change his life. Living in the countryside is the end of dreams? Leszek Gorecki, boy, living in a small village, decides to break this stereotype. Since the child is interested in technology, mechanics, cars. He dreams to become a driver. Meets Bronka, the prettiest girl in the village. Despite feeling Leszek says that the country "no reflection" and has to do something with your life. He decides to go to Silesia. She works hard and puts the money to finally start the desired driving course. One day, during the holidays, the boy meets Anne. The girl is the daughter of a dentist, lives in Lodz, studying biology. Anka gets Leszek in the eye, as it turns out - of reciprocity. A few, however, a huge gap divides the intellectual and cultural

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Created by
Zbigniew Chmielewski
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Krzysztof Stroiński, Irena Szewczyk, Sławomira Łozińska
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • class
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Zbigniew Chmielewski
Written by
Henryk Czarnecki, Zbigniew Chmielewski
Starring
Krzysztof Stroiński, Irena Szewczyk, Sławomira Łozińska, Józef Nalberczak, Jan Machulski, Witold Pyrkosz, Barbara Burska, Irena Hrehorowicz
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 75 min each
Network
TVP
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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