Summary The film begins in 1942 in the Borderlands. Strong and independent Eliza gave birth to Stach's child without marriage. Now, together with the baby, he sets off to look for his beloved, sent to work in the Third Reich. Eliza is a village teacher, an idealist, and her beloved Stach is a village brawler. Eliza finds Stach in Frankfurt and decides to bind her fate with that of her child's father. Eliza and Stach start working on the farm in Germany, they are hungry and humiliated. Eliza is constantly fighting for dignity, for the child's life - and, most difficult of all, for the love of Stach, who initially considered their relationship to be a fleeting affair. Now, in the heat of war, the two of them really get to know each other, and the bond between them changes over time. View more details
Directed : Radoslaw Piwowarski
Written : Radoslaw Piwowarski
Stars : Vitalik Havryla Sylwia Skrzypczak
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Feb 13, 2003
Countries of origin : Poland
Language : Polish
Filming locations : Tuscany, Italy
Production companies : Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF) Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
Summary The film begins in 1942 in the Borderlands. Strong and independent Eliza gave birth to Stach's child without marriage. Now, together with the baby, he sets off to look for his beloved, sent to work in the Third Reich. Eliza is a village teacher, an idealist, and her beloved Stach is a village brawler. Eliza finds Stach in Frankfurt and decides to bind her fate with that of her child's father. Eliza and Stach start working on the farm in Germany, they are hungry and humiliated. Eliza is constantly fighting for dignity, for the child's life - and, most difficult of all, for the love of Stach, who initially considered their relationship to be a fleeting affair. Now, in the heat of war, the two of them really get to know each other, and the bond between them changes over time. View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Feb 13, 2003
Countries of origin : Poland
Language : Polish
Filming locations : Tuscany, Italy
Production companies : Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF) Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
