THE CALM

THE CALM (SPOKÓJ), 1976

Poland, DVD, Color, 82’03”, Polish

Cast: Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, Jerzy Trela

Antek Gralak has just been released from prison. He leaves his hometown to work in a construction site in Silesia. All Antek asks for is a simple life: a job, a place to sleep, food, a wife, television, and “calm.” Yet he cannot avoid the conflicts at work.