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The Epidemic

1972 · 92 min

A sober, procedural-like plunge into a city under invisible threat, mixing quiet bureaucratic tension with a muted sense of personal loss.

Directed by
Roman Załuski
Genres
Drama
Overview
Based on a true outbreak of smallpox in Wroclaw. A young doctor picks up a girl and they go to bed, but the night is ruined by the doctor being called to the epidemic. The doctor has to leave, and when it is all over, runs into her with another man.

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Directed by
Roman Załuski
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • work
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Roman Załuski
Written by
Jerzy Ambroziewicz, Roman Załuski
Starring
Tadeusz Borowski, Janusz Bukowski, Stanisław Michalski, Maciej Rayzacher, Iga Mayr, Jolanta Wanat, Bogusz Bilewski, Eliasz Kuziemski
Cinematography
Janusz Pawłowski
Runtime
92 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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