The Calm (1980)
September 19, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Jerzy Stuhr
Antek Gralak
Izabela Olszewska
Bozena
Jerzy Trela
Actor
Danuta Wiercińska
Bożena, żona Gralaka
Michal Sulkiewicz
Mietek
Michal Sulkiewicz
Actor
Elżbieta Karkoszka
Kryśka Stańczak
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director
Michał Żarnecki
Ojciec Bożenki
Lech Borski
Writer
Piotr Figiel
Composer
Jacek Petrycki
Cinematographer
Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger
ProductionDesigner
Zbigniew Wichłacz
Camera Operator
Maria Szymanska
Editor
Michal Szulkiewicz
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 19, 1980
Original NameSpokój
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Filming LocationsKraków, Poland
Genres
Wiki.
The Calm (Polish: Spokój) is a film by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made in 1976 but not exhibited until broadcast on Polish television in 1980. It starred Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, and Jerzy Trela. Based on a story by Lech Borski and a screenplay by Kieślowski and Jerzy Stuhr, the film is about a young man who leaves prison after a three-year sentence seeking to start a new life. His dreams of a better life are broken, however, when he is forced into a conflict between a corrupt construction company boss and his fellow workers who go on strike. The Calm was filmed on location in Kraków and completed in 1976, but was banned by the state because of its subject matter—strikes were illegal in Poland during that time. The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time on 19 September 1980. In 1981, The Calm received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize.