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Burial of a Potato (1990)

Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.

Release: 1990-01-01
Runtime: 96 min
Rating: 7.7 / 10
Cast
Franciszek Pieczka
Franciszek Pieczka
Mateusz Szewczyk
Adam Ferency
Adam Ferency
Stefan Gorzelak
Mariusz Saniternik
Mariusz Saniternik
Pasiasia
Ewa Żukowska
Ewa Żukowska
Mierzwowa
Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska
Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska
Dziedziczka Lachowiczowa
Bogusław Sochnacki
Bogusław Sochnacki
Mazurek
Grzegorz Heromiński
Grzegorz Heromiński
Wladzio Rzepecki
Feliks Szajnert
Feliks Szajnert
Antoni Andrzejewski
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Katarzyna Łaniewska
Mazurkowa
Irena Burawska
Irena Burawska
Kusidelka
Henryk Niebudek
Henryk Niebudek
Kapitan
Andrzej Jurczak
Andrzej Jurczak
Mierzwa
Krystyna Feldman
Krystyna Feldman
Matka Gorzelaka
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Joanna Jankowska-Hussakowska
Hanka
Jan Jankowski
Jan Jankowski
Jurek Szewczyk, Mateusz's son
Lech Gwit
Lech Gwit
Geometra Franus
Dariusz Siatkowski
Dariusz Siatkowski
Tadek Mazurek
Mirosława Marcheluk
Mirosława Marcheluk
Andrzejewska