Truth Makes Free

2020 1h 50m PL

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 6

DramaWarHistory

Synopsis

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A Security Service Major wishes to "buy" gullible priest Zieja and turn him into an agent who will discredit the opposition. The priest's interrogations become a natural pretext for a journey through the history of Poland in the twentieth century: from the Bolshevik war of 1920, through World War II, up to modern times. It turns out that the seemingly naive Father Zieja is actually a clever rebel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andrzej Seweryn
Jan Zieja
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Adam Grosicki
Mateusz Więcławek
Jan Zieja (young)
Tadeusz Bradecki
Stefan Wyszyński
Lesław Żurek
Karol Wojtyła
Sebastian Perdek
Kanclerz
Sonia Bohosiewicz
Krystyna Żelechowska
Sławomir Pacek
Malczyk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Gliński
Writers: Wojciech Lepianka
Languages: Czech, Polish, German, Russian
Countries: Poland

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Czech, Polish, German, Russian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Robert Gliński, shot by Witold Płóciennik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cezary Skubiszewski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ewa Smal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Andrzej Seweryn and Zbigniew Zamachowski and Mateusz Więcławek carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10136434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Gliński directs. Witold Płóciennik behind the camera. Cezary Skubiszewski scores. Ewa Smal cuts. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Czech, Polish, German, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Czech, Polish, German, Russian.
4Directed by Robert Gliński, shot by Witold Płóciennik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cezary Skubiszewski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ewa Smal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Andrzej Seweryn and Zbigniew Zamachowski and Mateusz Więcławek carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt10136434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.