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Cold War

pol

videorecording

Rated: M

Cold War

85

Palace Films Collection

"In the ruins of post-WWII Poland, pianist Wiktor is commissioned by the Soviet state to form a musical ensemble to help rekindle national pride. Whilst touring the villages in search of talent he meets the beautiful Zula, a fiery and charismatic singer with a past, and the two fall passionately in love. When a performance in Berlin offers the pair an opportunity for escape to the West, a last-minute decision finds them stranded on opposite side of the Iron Curtain. As the years march on, Wiktor and Zula - whether through political circumstance or personal impetuosity - struggle to find their moment in time"--Container

adult

live action