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Świadectwo urodzenia
Stanisław Różewicz · 1961
Synopsis
Three stories whose heroes are children. In the first, in September 1939, a lost little boy follows a soldier carrying the now useless archives of his routed unit. In the second, two boys help their mother through the hard years and watch over their father's uniform like a treasure; he is an officer and prisoner of war. In the third, a Jewish girl hidden in an orphanage is recognised by the Germans as having the typical features of the so-called Aryan race.
Context
Written by the director with his brother Tadeusz, produced by the Rytm group and photographed by Stanisław Loth, the film brings together three episodes: Sur la route, Lettre du camp and Une goutte de sang. It was released on 2 October 1961. Without any sentimentality, it shows the occupation through the eyes of children and casts children, including Beata Barszczewska and Paweł Różewicz, the director's son, alongside Wojciech Siemion.
Who it is for
About a hundred minutes, in black and white, in three independent stories, in Polish and German.
Prizes and reception
Grand prize of the youth jury and mention of the international critics at the Cannes youth film meetings in 1962; its author's war masterpiece.
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