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Joanna

2010 · 88 min

A quiet, wrenching wartime drama about sacrifice and moral compromise that lingers like a cold ache.

Directed by
Feliks Falk
Genres
Drama, War, History
Starring
Urszula Grabowska, Sara Knothe, Stanisława Celińska
Overview
In an era in which it is difficult for the true emotion and excitement, Feliks Falk found the key to the human heart. How many of us love? How much we are able to self-sacrifice? Is there a price that can not pay, when it comes to life of a loved one? Are we really as good as we think about yourself? In Joanna's life is given forever. Today's friend suddenly becomes an enemy. Reflex heart turns into a curse. When one of the lonely woman takes care of little girls-czynkę do not know that from now on, her life will be sweet - bitter taste. Fate in this film is everything. Allows people to find that in a moment blow and lead to separation. After-forgives love, for which you have to pay a huge price. Fulfills the promise of happiness loneliness, brittle as glass.

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Directed by
Feliks Falk
Genres
Drama, War, History
Starring
Urszula Grabowska, Sara Knothe, Stanisława Celińska
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war, history
Directed by
Feliks Falk
Written by
Feliks Falk
Starring
Urszula Grabowska, Sara Knothe, Stanisława Celińska, Kinga Preis, Halina Łabonarska, Izabela Kuna, Monika Kwiatkowska, Joachim Paul Assböck
Music
Bartłomiej Gliniak
Cinematography
Piotr Śliskowski
Runtime
88 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish, German, French

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