Popielec

Popielec

1984 · 1 season · 9 eps · ★ 7.5 · Drama, War & Politics

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The series presents an original, non-didactic view of rural Poland during the Nazi occupation, rejecting stereotypes about ubiquitous wartime heroism, sacrifice, and martyrdom. It is a record of a "war-torn" state of consciousness, a drama of lost people who sink into ever greater degradation.

Directed by Ryszard Ber

Network: TVP

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