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Burial of Potatoes (1991)

Director: Jan Jacob Kolsky

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In this highly stylised, starkly elegant film, an old man returns to his village in 1946, only to face hostility and obscurely-motivated violence from his fellow villagers. Kolsky performs an artful, somewhat surreal analysis of the forces of hate, guilt and vindictiveness within a small community, in such a way that the film’s impressive performances and range of striking imagery rather transcend its ostensible subject matter. No matter – there are images here of a surpassingly moving bleakness. Recommended.

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Time Out London Issue 1783: October 20-27, 2004

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Cast & crew

Director: Jan Jacob Kolsky

Cast: Grazyna Blecka-Kolska, Adam Ferency, Franciszek Pieczka

Duration: 96 mins


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