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Holy Week (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Holy Week' is a 1995 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution.
Plot
The film takes place in 1943 in occupied Warsaw. Irena Lilien, a young Jewish woman, hides with her friends. Taken by two Gestapo agents, she bribes them. On the street, she meets her ex-fianc who takes her to his apartment. The presence of a Jewish woman gives rise to various attitudes among Poles living in the tenement house.
Cast
* Beata Fudalej as Irena Lilien
* Wojciech Malajkat as Jan Malecki
* Magdalena Warzecha as Anna Malecka
* Boena Dykiel as Mrs. Piotrowska
* Cezary Pazura as Piotrowski
* Wojciech Pszoniak as Zamojski
* Agnieszka Kotulanka as Karska
* Artur Barci as Zaleski
* Krzysztof Stroiski as Osipowicz
* Michal Pawlicki as Irena's Father
* Maria Seweryn as Marta
* Tomasz Preniasz-Strus as Wladek
References
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