A farmer's pride vs. his daughter's diploma — who wins when the soil is all you know?
An old farmer comes into conflict with his daughter and son-in-law, who value the teaching profession more than farming.
Acting
Płotnicki's weathered silence speaks volumes; Rachwalska's quiet devastation.
Direction
Wionczek lets the Polish countryside do the arguing.
Director
Roman Wionczek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for Polish state television in 1974, this quietly subverted socialist-realist glorification of workers by showing a farmer's dignity crumbling against 'intellectual' progress.
Płotnicki was primarily a theatre actor; Wionczek cast him precisely because his stage-trained stillness could carry a 54-minute film with minimal dialogue.
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