Warszawa. Année 5703

Aug 26 1992 N/A 1h 50m
Drama, Romance, War

In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in Warsaw ghetto. Alek, entrusted with undeveloped photos of the horrors within, makes his way to a supposedly safe apartment only to find it occupied by Germans. Another tenant, a pole Stephania, abruptly offers to shelter him in her spacious apartment. She comforts him and they make love that very night. Stefania is uncommonly generous and willing to jeopardize her own safety by hiding a Jew. She even goes to a nearby church and rescues Fryda. But Fryda is ungrateful and proceeds to sabotage the trio's safety in insidious ways.

Plot

In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in Warsaw ghetto. Alek, entrusted with undeveloped photos of the horrors within, makes his way to a supposedly safe apartment only to find it occupied by Germans. Another tenant, a pole Stephania, abruptly offers to shelter him in her spacious apartment. She comforts him and they make love that very night. Stefania is uncommonly generous and willing to jeopardize her own safety by hiding a Jew. She even goes to a nearby church and rescues Fryda. But Fryda is ungrateful and proceeds to sabotage the trio's safety in insidious ways.

Written by

Jerzy Janicki, Janusz Kijowski, Artur Brauner

Directed by

Janusz Kijowski

Cast

Lambert Wilson, Hanna Schygulla, Julie Delpy

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, France, Poland

Production Companies

Molécule, CCC-Filmkunst

Languages

Français, Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
200
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA