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Original title

Zwolnieni z zycia (Dismissed from Life)

Year

1992

Running time

87 min.

Country

Poland

Director

Waldemar Krzystek

Screenwriter

Waldemar Krzystek, Koukou Chanska

Cast

Music

Zbigniew Preisner

Cinematography

Dariusz Kuc

Producer

Co-production Poland-France;

Helios, IFDF ODRA-FILM, Jeck Films, Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française, Zespol Filmowy "Zodiak"

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

Set in 1989, story of a man beat up by two ex-policemen and left to die in a dump. Marek survives after the brain surgery that leaves him amnesiac. He wanders through the city, sought by his assilant, who fear he will testify against them. Marek finds shelter with a girlfriend/bagwoman who supposedly was once queen of Paris boulevards. Marek regains his memory just as the villains are to get him. He eventually returns to his house only to find out that his mother died and his brother left for Australia.

Awards: 1992: San Sebastian: Special Jury Prize & Best Actress

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Dismissed from Life

1992

Waldemar Krzystek