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The Codes

1966 · 80 min

A somber, elusive puzzle of memory and wartime guilt that drifts between past and present, asking patience and rewarding it with unease.

Overview
An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • family
    • betrayal
    • guilt
    • war
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Wojciech Has
    Written by
    Andrzej Kijowski
    Starring
    Jan Kreczmar, Zbigniew Cybulski, Ignacy Gogolewski, Irena Horecka, Janusz Kłosiński, Barbara Krafftówna, Wacław Kowalski, Kazimierz Opaliński
    Cinematography
    Mieczysław Jahoda
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    French, Polish

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