1976 · drama · political
The Scar
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski1h 46m1976
When a political decision is made as to the location of a new large chemical factory, Stefan Bednarz is put in charge of it. This honest communist party man has to confront the local community opposing the construction.
Our read: The Scar (1976) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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