The Calm

Spokój

A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into a conflict on a construction job between the corrupt boss and fellow workers secretly planning a strike. He becomes a pawn in one camp while remaining true to his ideals in the other. Filmed in 1976 and shelved for five years.

Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Screenplay

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Status

Released

Release date

19/09/1980

Original language

Polish