Ryszard Ochódzki receives a special assignment for UB - infiltrating the "Solidarity" party branch in Suwałki. His arriving there coincides with the imposition of martial law on Poland.
Acting
Stanisław Tym's deadpan desperation is *chef's kiss*.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it could cut through Iron Curtain.
Direction
Chęciński balances farce with genuine historical dread.
Director
Sylwester Chęciński
Stanisław Tym
Ryszard Ochódzki
Irena Kwiatkowska
Lusia
Alina Janowska
Halina Należyty
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Zygmunt Molibden
Jerzy Bończak
Morwa
Marian Opania
SB General Mozambik
Jerzy Turek
Wacław Jarząbek
Bożena Dykiel
Kokoszka
Zofia Merle
Lusia Wafel
Małgorzata Ostrowska
Beata Molibdenowa
Artur Barciś
Lieutenant
Maciej Damięcki
Solidarity Member
Antonina Girycz
Jarząbek's Wife
Ryszard Kotys
Militiaman overhearing Phone Conversations
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Farmer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released mere months after the actual 1981 martial law ended, making it dangerously immediate satire. The censors only approved it because they missed the subtext.
Stanisław Tym co-wrote the script and based Ochódzki on a real UB informant he met in prison—yes, prison, for anti-communist activity. Art imitating life imitating snitching.
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