Short Working Day

Short Working Day

★ 6.4IMDb Score
Released:1995-11-02
Duration:73 min
Country:Poland
Director:Krzysztof Kieślowski
Actors:Wacław Ulewicz, Mirosław Siedler, Tadeusz Bartosik, Paweł Nowisz, Zbigniew Bielski
Production:Telewizja Polska, Zespół Filmowy "Tor"

Overview:

A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party.

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