Obywatel

Comedy charting 60 years of Polish history from the ‘50s to the present, from the perspective of one Jan Bratek, a man who finds himself at the centre, or on the periphery, of various significant events.

"Poland’s turbulent and often traumatic history remains a topic of great concern for contemporary filmmakers... Bratek, it emerges, has occupied various roles in his life, from milkman to Solidarity hero, all the while nursing the hurt of an early lost love. Covering the crisis of 1968, the first free elections, and Poland’s transformation into a free country, Bratek's experiences are presented in intriguingly non-linear flashbacks from the hospital bed where he ends up after being felled by a Telewizja Polska (Polish Television) sign." Gdynia Film Festival

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