There and Back

There and Back

2002 · 102 min · ★ 7.4 · Action, Drama, Crime

In the mid-1960s, a respected surgeon dreams of leaving Poland to see his wife and daughter in England. To get the money for his escape, he needs to consider taking part in a bank robbery.

Directed by Wojciech Wójcik · Written by Anna Świerkocka

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