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Zmowa (1990)

Zmowa (1990)

Drama Crime Mystery
Release Date: 1990, September 25
Directors: Janusz Petelski
Countries: Poland
Production: Telewizja Polska, Studio Filmowe Zodiak
Cast: Jan Jurewicz, Marek Walczewski, Ewa Szykulska, Zbigniew Buczkowski, Marcin Troński, Adam Ferency, Włodzimierz Musiał, Zdzisław Rychter, Stanisława Celińska, Jacek Lenartowicz, Justyna Zbiróg, Danuta Kowalska

Overview:

Christmas Eve night of 1976. In a village in the newly formed Tarnobrzeg province, a local bus hits a young married couple and a twelve-year-old boy. In the presence of numerous witnesses, the victims are beaten to death with a wheel wrench. In the aftermath of this crime, all the villagers are united by a conspiracy of silence. The dramatic scenario is freely based on the authentic case of the shocking 1976 Polanieck case.

Keywords:

based on true story 1970s poland omertá