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Zagrożenie

1976 · 92 min

A sober, talk-heavy courtroom drama that turns a legal proceeding into a quiet, unsettling study of how people evade responsibility.

Overview
Extremely personal film based on facts. The trial in the US to arrest a Nazi criminal becomes an opportunity for insightful observation of human behavior, the human psyche. And there is some truth in the heroine's words that the law protects the perpetrators, not the victims....

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • justice
    • war
    • guilt
    • morality
    • memory
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, war
    Directed by
    Wacław Florkowski
    Written by
    Danuta Brzosko-Mędryk, Romuald Wojciech Szpotakowski, Wacław Florkowski
    Starring
    Krystyna Froelich, Zofia Charewicz, Tadeusz Białoszczyński, Halina Winiarska, Izabella Dziarska
    Music
    Henryk Kuźniak
    Cinematography
    Jacek Stachlewski
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Polish

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