A Polish village kid hits the gas on his dreams — but the road's full of potholes.
Direction
Jakubowska's final film — socialist realism with satirical bite.
Acting
Wrzesińska brings complexity to the love interest trope.
Director
Wanda Jakubowska
Barbara Wrzesińska
Aldona
Andrzej Kopiczyński
Jimmy
Henryk Machalica
Antoni
Roman Sykała
Car Workshop Manager
Maria Kaniewska
Customer
Barbara Ludwiżanka
Lady
Leonard Pietraszak
Artist
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
Concession Clerk
Grzegorz Warchoł
Józek Górka
Saturnin Żórawski
Attorney
Zbigniew Bielski
Man At Party
Wiesław Dymny
Performer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jakubowska survived Auschwitz and directed The Last Stage (1948) — this late-career comedy shows her range but remains obscure even in Poland.
Made during the Gierek "consumer socialism" era, the film slyly critiques the gap between communist promises and working-class reality.
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