The Interrogation Movie Review 1982

Grueling depiction of Stalin-era Poland proves that nobody makes anticommunist movies better than those who knew tyranny firsthand. A 1950s cabaret starlet is arrested on false charges and endures years of torment in custody. Banned under Polish martial law in 1982, it circulated illegally in the country until 1989. Janda won an award at Cannes for her transformation from showgirl floozy to defiant heroine. In Polish with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from Polish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Survival, Red Scare

Screenplay

Richard Bugajski, Janusz Dymek

Cast

Krystyna Janda, Janusz Gajos, Adam Ferency, Agnieszka Holland, Anna Romantowska

Cinematography

Jacek Petrycki

Director

Richard Bugajski

Producer

Polish