1970
1970. Striking workers demonstrate in communist Poland to oppose price increases. In the offices of the dignitaries, tension and violent repression grew as the revolt intensified. By using stop motion animation to give substance to the telephone recordings, Tomasz Wolski composes a precise and prodigious film.
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Tomasz Wolski
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