Summaries

In November 1947, Wieslawa Pajdak was arrested for her activities in the anti-communist underground and sent to prison on Rakowiecka Street. A few days later, Jerzy Smiechowski was placed in the next cell. One night they start talking through the wall using Morse code. Although it's hard to believe, this is how they met and fell in love. They got engaged through a wall. Seven years later, they married in prison, where they met for the first time. They lived together for 50 years. "Through the Wall" is the story of their extraordinary meeting and love... which saved them both.—G

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Genres
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Jul 6, 2009
Countries of origin Poland
Language Polish
Filming locations Siemianowice Slaskie, Slaskie, Poland
Production companies Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF) Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film

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Color Black and White
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