1970
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77% Critic Match

1970

7.7 / 10 2021 1h 11mNR Polish
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Storyline

Poland, 1970. When popular protests erupt in the streets due to rising prices, the communist government organizes a crisis team. Soon after, the police use their truncheons and then their firearms. The story of a rebellion from the point of view of the oppressors.

Cast & Crew

Kazimierz Świtała

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Lead
TP

Tadeusz Pietrzak

Self (voice) (archive footage)

RM

Ryszard Matejewski

Self (voice) (archive footage)

CK

Czesław Kiszczak

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Zdzisław Żandarowski

Self (voice) (archive footage)

SK

Stanisław Kończewicz

Self (voice) (archive footage)

JC

Józef Cyrankiewicz

Self (archive footage)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tomasz Wolski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. 1970 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker