A Generation

A Generation

1955 · 87 min · PL · 6.8 (47 votes)
Dir. Andrzej Wajda · Starring Tadeusz Łomnicki, Urszula Modrzyńska, Tadeusz Janczar, Janusz Paluszkiewicz, Ryszard Kotys, Roman Polanski
WarDrama

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.

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A stark, unflinching look at youth forged in the crucible of war. It's a gritty, somber experience that captures the harsh realities of resistance and the profound personal cost of conflict.

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