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Salad Days

1980 · 98 min

A sober, child's-eye wartime drama that turns ordinary friendship into something fragile and quietly tense.

Directed by
Stanisław Jędryka
Genres
Drama, Family, War
Starring
Tomasz Jarosiński, Jacek Bryniarski, Agnieszka Konopczyńska
Overview
World War II. The Germans enter Sosnowiec, which complicates the relationship between the three friendly children.

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Directed by
Stanisław Jędryka
Genres
Drama, Family, War
Starring
Tomasz Jarosiński, Jacek Bryniarski, Agnieszka Konopczyńska
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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
    • war
    • friendship
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Written by
    Jerzy Przeździecki
    Starring
    Tomasz Jarosiński, Jacek Bryniarski, Agnieszka Konopczyńska, Małgorzata Pritulak, Krzysztof Kiersznowski, Anna Chodakowska, Henryk Bista, Zygmunt Hobot
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Polish

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