
Overview
Christmas Eve night of 1976. In a village in the newly formed Tarnobrzeg province, a local bus hits a young married couple and a twelve-year-old boy. In the presence of numerous witnesses, the victims are beaten to death with a wheel wrench. In the aftermath of this crime, all the villagers are united by a conspiracy of silence. The dramatic scenario is freely based on the authentic case of the shocking 1976 Polanieck case.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Music
Music by Lech Brański
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Janusz PetelskiScreenplay
- Wiesław ŁukaScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 25, 1990
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland




































