Colonel Kwiatkowski

Colonel Kwiatkowski

1996 · 123 min · PL · 6.7 (32 votes)
Dir. Kazimierz Kutz · Starring Marek Kondrat, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Renata Dancewicz, Adam Ferency, Artur Barciś, Andrzej Blumenfeld · Music Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz
ComedyHistory

Military doctor Kwiatkowski, serving in a barracks hospital on the Western Territories, is rewarded with a week’s leave after successfully operating on Colonel Kiziora of the UB. He and his friend steal a truck bound for Warsaw, where among the ruins of his former home he meets his prewar neighbor Krysia, instantly falls in love, and, after a brawl with a Russian officer at a dance in the surviving “Polonia” hotel, pretends to be a high-ranking UB colonel to save face.

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A darkly comedic, yet surprisingly romantic, journey through post-war Poland. It’s a wry look at identity and love amidst the ruins, with a charmingly offbeat tone that lingers.

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