France / May 10, 1990 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In Stalinist Poland, cabaret singer Tonia decides to spend the evening drinking with a group of friends. The next morning, she awakes to find that, for reasons unknown to her, she has been jailed as a political prisoner. As prison officials interrogate, torture and humiliate her, she fights for survival and to maintain her innocence by refusing to sign a false confession. As her years of imprisonment pass, her relationship with her captors grows more complicated.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tomasz Dedek | UB Officer |
| Jan Jurewicz | Guard |
| Jarosław Kopaczewski | UB Officer |
| Zofia Balucka | Cell-mate |
| Arkadiusz Bazak | Officer at Name-Day Party |
| Antonina Girycz | Cell Top Dog |
| O. Jasinska | |
| Tomasz Lengren | Major Olcha |
| Katarzyna Łaniewska | Orphanage Manageress |
| Kazimierz Meres | Officer at Name-Day Party |
| Wiesława Mazurkiewicz | Female Prison Officer |
| Marlena Miarczyńska | Young Mother |
| Anna Mozolanka | Dziunia |
| Jerzy Zass | Officer on Duty |
| Jacek Borkowski | Executioner |
| Jacek Kałucki | Friend at a Party |
| Danuta Kowalska | Prison Nurse |
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| Daria Trafankowska | Prison Nurse |
| Hanna Mikuć | Woman in Hospital (uncredited) |
| Krzysztof Gosztyła | Alleged Victim |
| Wojciech Zagórski | Man at the Place of Antonina's Arrest (uncredited) |
| Jerzy Kozłowski | Major UB (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThrillerCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Przesłuchanie |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Filmowy "X" |
| Release date | 13 dicembre 1989 |
| Executive producer | Andrzej Wajda |
| Production | Andrzej Wajda, Tadeusz Drewno |
| Writer | Janusz Dymek, Ryszard Bugajski |
| Editing | Katarzyna Maciejko-Kowalczyk |
| Cinematography | Jacek Petrycki |
| Assistant directors | Ryszard Bugajski |
| Camera operators | Jacek Petrycki |
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| Additional photography | Jacek Petrycki |
| Production design | Janusz Sosnowski |
| Art direction | Janusz Sosnowski |
| Set decoration | Janusz Sosnowski |
| Music | Danuta Zankowska |
| Sound | Danuta Zankowska |
| Costume design | Jolanta Gerneralczyk, Jolanta Jackowska |
| Makeup | Jolanta Gerneralczyk, Jolanta Jackowska |
| Hairstyling | Jolanta Gerneralczyk, Jolanta Jackowska |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Sep 19, 1990
Theatrical release
Poland / Dec 13, 1989
Netherlands / Apr 26, 1991
TV
United Kingdom / Feb 16, 1991 / BBC Two, The Film Club
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