Top billed cast

1. 

   Andrzej Chyra

   Jerzy

2. 

   Maja Ostaszewska

   Anna

3. 

   Artur Żmijewski

   Andrzej

4. 

   Danuta Stenka

   General's Wife

5. 

   Jan Englert

   General

6. 

   Magdalena Cielecka

   Agnieszka

7. 

   Agnieszka Glińska

   School Director

8. 

   Paweł Małaszyński

   Pilot Lieutenant

9. 

   Maja Komorowska

   Professor's Wife

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-05-17

I'm not sure I've ever seen a war film wherein the Nazis and the Soviets actually tried to hold the other accountable for some of the atrocities in Poland, so this film serves as quite an eye-opener. It's September 1939 and the ordinary Polish citizenry didn't know where to turn. Their cities are being bombed to smithereens and what's left of their armed forces is being easily overwhelmed by their invaders. Initially, it is only the officers who are being detained, with the private soldiers and the families being left largely to their own devices. Gradually, though, it becomes clear that this ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Polish

Budget
$5,600,000.00

Revenue
$14,768,451.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• world war ii
• kraków, poland
• based on true story
• war propaganda
• historical event
• stalinism
• state security
• 1940s
• state crimes
• soviet union history
• polish history
• russian war crimes