A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 22, 1988
Original Title:
Cienie
Alternate Titles:
The Road Home
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Film4 Productions
Studio Filmowe Tor
ZED
Production Countries:
France | Poland | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 101
During the Second World War, tens of thousands of blonde, blue-eyed Polish children were snatched from their parents and given to German families. Lebensborn was part of Hitler's plan to expand the Aryan master race within the Third Reich. Eight-year old Jerzy returns home at the end of the war to a joyful reunion with his long-lost mother and grandfather. But problems arise as he is taunted by his peers and, longing for his missing father, burns with resentment for his new communist stepfather.
Director:
Jerzy Kaszubowski
Director of Photography:
Wit Dąbal
Editor:
Irena Choryńska
Executive Producer:
Andrzej Janowski
Original Music Composer:
Zygmunt Konieczny
Producer:
Glenn Wilhide
Sophie Balhetchet
Set Decoration:
Anna Kowarska
Sound:
Aleksander Gołębiowski
Writer:
Jerzy Kaszubowski
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