Title from container. DVD release of the 1981 motion picture. New, restored 4k digital transfer of the original uncensored film, approved by cinematographer Krzysztof Pakulski. Special features: Interviews ; nine sections from the film originally censored in Poland ; interview with Polish film critic Tadeusz Sobolewski ; interview with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland from 2003 ; essay by film critic Dennis Lim ; 1993 interview about the film with director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Boguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz.
Summary:
A compelling drama about the difficulty of reconciling political ideals with personal happiness. This unforgettable film follows Witek, a medical student with an uncertain future in Communist Poland. The movie dramatizes Witek's journey as a series of different possibilities, suggesting that chance rules our lives as much as choice. First suppressed and then censored by the Polish government.
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