Blind Chance

Blind Chance

1987 · 117 min · PL · 7.6 (181 votes)
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski · Starring Bogusław Linda, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Bogusława Pawelec, Marzena Trybała, Jacek Borkowski · Music Wojciech Kilar
Drama

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

VIBE

This film feels like a philosophical thought experiment brought to life. It’s a stark, often somber exploration of how tiny decisions ripple outwards, shaping destinies in ways both profound and mundane. A true exercise in existential dread.

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