When a political decision is made as to the location of a new large chemical factory, Stefan Bednarz is put in charge of it. This honest communist party man has to confront the local community opposing the construction.
Acting
Pieczka's face carries the weight of a collapsing system.
Direction
Kieślowski's documentary roots bleed into every frame.
Director
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Franciszek Pieczka
Stefan Bednarz
Mariusz Dmochowski
Bolesław
Jerzy Stuhr
Bednarz's assistant
Jan Skotnicki
Stanisław Lech
Stanisław Igar
Minister
Stanisław Michalski
Ministry employee
Michał Tarkowski
Michał Gałecki
Halina Winiarska
Bednarz's Wife
Joanna Orzeszkowska
Eva - Bednarz's Daughter
Agnieszka Holland
Secretary Hania
Małgorzata Leśniewska
Miss Małgosia
Asja Łamtiugina
Olecko woman at the meeting
Ryszard Bacciarelli
Architect at the meeting
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kieślowski made this for state television; it was immediately shelved for being too critical. He smuggled a print to Cannes.
The real chemical plant was built in Nowa Huta despite protests; this film predicted environmental disasters that would plague Poland for decades.
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