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In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death...
In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police.
Poland, 1983. Despite the suspension, the martial law imposed by the communist authorities, aimed at suppressing the Solidarity opposition, is still in force in the country. On May 12, Grzegorz Przemyk, son of the opposition poet Barbara Sadowska, is arrested and badly beaten by a police patrol. Przemyk dies after two days of agony. The only witness to the fatal beating is one of Grzegorz's colleagues, Jurek Popiel, who decides to fight for justice and to testify against the police. Initially, the state apparatus, including the Ministry of the Interior, downplays the case. However, when over 20 thousand. People will march through the streets of Warsaw behind Przemyk's coffin, the authorities decides to use any tools against the witness and the deceased's mother to discredit them and prevent Jurek from testifying in court.
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83 %6 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
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"(Matuszyński's) film is intelligent and worthwhile but feels a bit weighed down by the desire to do justice to history."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"(It's) occasionally flushed with its own importance, and is easily 20 minutes too long."
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The Times
The Times"Meticulously made and urgently committed as it is, the film suffers from a narrative laboriousness..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Matuszyński keeps the viewer in a constant state of unease for the entire runtime..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"(A) moving but somewhat congested film..."
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Variety
Variety"Absent a more dexterous grasp of the story’s larger themes, Leave No Traces grinds down its audience as much as its characters."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterLeave No Traces | Details
- Runtime
- 160
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Czech Republic, France, Poland
