The Calm (1980)
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years.
Released: Sep 19, 1980
Runtime: 81 minutes
Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Izabela Olszewska, Jerzy Trela, Danuta Wiercińska, Michal Sulkiewicz, Elżbieta Karkoszka
Crew: Krzysztof Kieślowski (Director), Jacek Petrycki (Director of Photography), Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger (Production Design), Ewa Parys-Plowik (Costume Design), Lech Borski (Story), Krzysztof Kieślowski (Screenplay)