Based on a Kasimierz Brandys novel,
Sons and Comrades, that appeared after the 1956 reforms, this is one of ten films that the government of communist Poland shelved in 1983 after only one look--and with good reason, since it depicts the destruction of idealist hopes at which Stalin's
supporters were so adept, even before WWII. Beginning in 1933, the film covers more than 20 years of Poland's tragic modern history, focusing on a poor Warsaw family.
The father of the Krol family is killed in a streetcar accident, leaving behind his young widow, Lucia (Magda Teresa Wojcik), with three young sons and a fourth on the way. A practical woman, Lucia rather easil...
Released:
1982
Rated:
NR
Length:
120 mins