The Calm

The Calm

1980 · 81 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski

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