The Calm is a film by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made in 1976 but not exhibited until broadcast on Polish television in 1980. It starred Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, and Jerzy Trela. Based on a story by Lech Borski and a screenplay by Kieślowski and Jerzy Stuhr, the film is about a young man who leaves prison after a three-year sentence seeking to start a new life. His dreams of a better life are broken, however, when he is forced into a conflict between a corrupt construction company boss and his fellow workers who go on strike. The Calm was filmed on location in Kraków and completed in 1976, but was banned by the state because of its subject matter—strikes were illegal in Poland during that time. The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time on 19 September 1980. In 1981, The Calm received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize.
The Calm (1980)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Krzysztof Kie
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Filming Location: Kraków
Alternate Titles
Calm Before the Storm
GB
Kaikessa rauhassa
FI
La Calma
ES
La tranquillità
IT
Le calme
FR
Mielenrauha
FI
Nyugalom
HU
Paz y tranquilidad
ES
Spokój
PL
Spokój, 1976-1980
PL
The Calm
GB, US
Ήρεμα
GR
Покой
RU
Спокойствие
BG
平穏
JP