In December 1981, master electrician Nowak and three workmen who know no English arrive in London from Warsaw. Their task is to gut and renovate a house, for which they have brought what tools they can carry, while Nowak has cash to buy materials. During their moonlighting, Poland is undergoing demonstrations, strikes and the declaration of martial law, the banning of Solidarity and mass arrests. With no money left, the company have a six-hour walk to the airport and a flight home to an uncertain future. Grand Prix du scénario au Festival de Cannes 1982.
Keywords
- Ontsnap naar de jaren 80
- geld
- taboo
- werk
Actors
- Eugene Lipinski
- Jirí Stanislav
- Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- David Calder
- Judy Gridley
- Claire Toeman
- Denis Holmes
- Edward Arthur
- Jeremy Irons
Director
- Jerzy Skolimowski
Klassiekers
1h 37min
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In December 1981, master electrician Nowak and three workmen who know no English arrive in London from Warsaw. Their task is to gut and renovate a house, for which they have brought what tools they can carry, while Nowak has cash to buy materials. During their moonlighting, Poland is undergoing demonstrations, strikes and the declaration of martial law, the banning of Solidarity and mass arrests. With no money left, the company have a six-hour walk to the airport and a flight home to an uncertain future. Grand Prix du scénario au Festival de Cannes 1982.
In December 1981, master electrician Nowak and three workmen who know no English arrive in London from Warsaw. Their task is to gut and renovate a house, for which they have brought what tools they can carry, while Nowak has cash to buy materials. During their moonlighting, Poland is undergoing demonstrations, strikes and the declaration of martial law, the banning of Solidarity and mass arrests. With no money left, the company have a six-hour walk to the airport and a flight home to an uncertain future. Grand Prix du scénario au Festival de Cannes 1982.