Pogrzeb kartofla (1990)

Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he ... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Jakub Kolski

Writer:

Jan Jakub Kolski

Stars:

Franciszek Pieczka, Adam Ferency, Mariusz Saniternik

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Franciszek Pieczka	...	Mateusz Szewczyk
Adam Ferency	...	Stefan Gorzelak
Mariusz Saniternik	...	Pasiasia
Ewa Zukowska	...	Mierzwowa
Grazyna Blecka-Kolska	...	Dziedziczka Lachowiczowa
Boguslaw Sochnacki	...	Mazurek
Grzegorz Herominski	...	Wladzio Rzepecki
Feliks Szajnert	...	Antoni Andrzejewski
Katarzyna Laniewska	...	Mazurkowa
Irena Burawska	...	Kusidelka
Henryk Niebudek	...	Kapitan
Andrzej Jurczak	...	Mierzwa
Krystyna Feldman	...	Matka Gorzelaka
Joanna Jankowska-Hussakowska	...	Hanka
Jan Jankowski	...	Jurek Szewczyk, Mateusz's son

Storyline

Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.

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Plot Keywords:

saddler | potato | food in title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

12 April 1991 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Burial of a Potato

Filming Locations:

Poddebice, Lódzkie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Filmowe im. Karola Irzykowskiego

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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