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Shivers

Original title: Dreszcze
  • 1981
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Shivers (1981)
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A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts.A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts.A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts.

  • Director
    • Wojciech Marczewski
  • Writer
    • Wojciech Marczewski
  • Stars
    • Tomasz Hudziec
    • Teresa Marczewska
    • Marek Kondrat
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    491
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wojciech Marczewski
    • Writer
      • Wojciech Marczewski
    • Stars
      • Tomasz Hudziec
      • Teresa Marczewska
      • Marek Kondrat
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination

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    Tomasz Hudziec
    Tomasz Hudziec
    • Tomek Zukowski
    Teresa Marczewska
    Teresa Marczewska
    • Druhna przewodniczka
    Marek Kondrat
    Marek Kondrat
    • Wychowawca klasowy
    Zdzislaw Wardejn
    Zdzislaw Wardejn
    • Inspektor
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    • ojciec Tomka
    Teresa Sawicka
    Teresa Sawicka
    • matka Tomka
    Jerzy Binczycki
    Jerzy Binczycki
    • Cebula, nauczyciel jezyka polskiego
    Bogdan Koca
    Bogdan Koca
    • Druh wychowawca
    Zygmunt Bielawski
    Zygmunt Bielawski
    • Dyrektor osrodka szkoleniowego
    Boguslaw Linda
    Boguslaw Linda
    • UB-ek w cywilu przeszukujacy mieszkanie Zukowskich
    Mieczyslaw Janowski
    Mieczyslaw Janowski
    • Wychowawca obozowy
    Wiktor Grotowicz
    Wiktor Grotowicz
    • Dyrektor szkoly
    Marian Opania
    Marian Opania
    • Zbyszek
    Ryszard Kotys
    Ryszard Kotys
    • Stróz
    Gosia Dobrowolska
    Gosia Dobrowolska
    • Malgosia
    Marlena Andrzejewska
    • Druhna
    A. Horak
    • Ksiadz
    Mieczyslaw Loza
    Mieczyslaw Loza
    • Milicjant
    • Director
      • Wojciech Marczewski
    • Writer
      • Wojciech Marczewski
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    Hard to follow Polish message piece is a marker on the decline of Communism.
    The muddled message drama apparently offended Polish authorities upon it's first appearance and was banned. It's a companion piece to the better THE BIG RACE or the Hungarian films ANGI VERA and THE WHISTLING COBLESTONE. I'd totally forgotten it till SHIVERS surfaced again in a sharp though yellow copy that looks like the improved, post-Glasnost Orwo color.

    The plot has a boy whose father has been arrested for unspecified political offenses, allowed to attend a youth camp because a young woman Party Official believes in his character. There he finds himself acceptable to the dissident element who listen to Radio Free Europe but is able to distance himself from them, justifying the officer's faith in him. This doesn't work out as intended.

    The one successful plot element in all this confusion is the depiction of the woman who is shown as understanding, serious and totally misguided. This is the kind of shading rare in argument pieces from any source.
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    • Jun 14, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1981 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Dreszcze
    • Filming locations
      • Bozków, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
    • Production company
      • Zespol Filmowy "Tor"
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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