Symmetry

Symmetry

2003 · 99 min · PL · 7.4 (69 votes)
Dir. Konrad Niewolski · Starring Arkadiusz Detmer, Andrzej Chyra, Janusz Bukowski, Marcin Jędrzejewski, Mariusz Jakus, Borys Szyc · Music Michał Lorenc
Drama

Łukasz, an unemployed geography graduate, is wrongfully arrested for robbery. His alibi is weak, and he is identified during a lineup. The situation gets hopeless when, a few hours later, the alleged victim suddenly dies. The defense lawyer promises to do everything in his power, but Łukasz ends up in custody. He must find his place in a world of harsh prison rules. He chooses the cell of the “grypsujący” (inmates who communicate by coded messages)…

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This film feels like a raw, unflinching look at the brutal realities of prison life. It's a tense, suffocating experience that explores the desperate measures one takes to survive in a world governed by harsh rules and moral ambiguity.

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