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The Issa Valley

65% | Sep 20, 1982 | Drama

The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

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Tadeusz Konwicki
Director
Tadeusz Konwicki
Writer

Cast

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Anna Dymna
Magdalena, gospodyni księdza Peikswy
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Maria Pakulnis
Barbarka, służąca Romualda
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Danuta Szaflarska
Michalina Surkontowa, babcia Tomaszka
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Ewa Wiśniewska
Helena Juchniewicz, ciotka Tomaszka
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Edward Dziewoński
Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka

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