Holy Week (Polish: Wielki tydzień) 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.[1]

Holy Week
Directed byAndrzej Wajda
Written byJerzy Andrzejewski
Andrzej Wajda
Produced byLew Rywin
StarringBeata Fudalej
CinematographyWit Dąbal
Release date
  • 6 November 1995 (1995-11-06)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Plot

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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-fiancé who takes her to his apartment. The presence of a Jewish woman gives rise to various attitudes among Poles living in the tenement house.

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Bozena Dykiel". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Krzysztof Stroinski". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Maria Seweryn". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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