The Interrogation

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The Interrogation ★★★ Przesluchanie 1982

Grueling depiction of Stalinera Poland proves that nobody makes anticommunist movies better than those who knew tyranny firsthand. A 1950s cabaret starlet is arrested on false charges and endures years of torment in custody. Banned under Polish martial law in 1982, it circulated illegally in the country until 1989. Jandawon an award at Cannes for her transformation from showgirl floozy to defiant heroine. In Polish with English subtitles. 118m/C VHS . PL Krystyna Janda, Janusz Gajos, Adam Ferency, Agnieszka Holland, Anna Romantowska; D: Richard Bugajski; W: Richard Bugajski, Janusz Dymek; C: Jacek Petrycki.

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