The Spring to Come (2001)

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Country: France, Poland
Genres: Drama
Release: 2001-03-02
Director: Filip Bajon
Writers: Filip Bajon , Stefan Zeromski
Language: Polish
Stars: Mateusz Damiecki , Krystyna Janda , Janusz Gajos , Daniel Olbrychski , Malgorzata Lewinska , Urszula Grabowska , Karolina Gruszka , Maciej Stuhr , Marcin Dorocinski , Borys Szyc
Runtime: 140 min
Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations
AKA: Przedwiośnie (Poland) , Przedwiosnie , The Spring to Come , Канун весны (Russian Federation)
Plot: My Polish is not very good. I watched this film with my mother who is Polish-American and was born there after the story takes place. The story of a Polish young man who wants to return to his parents' homeland from the Soviet Union. It was at this time when Poland was still part of Russia. Then World War I happens, he joins the war and serves his country. Poland was not the wonderful homeland that his father had promised him. There are lot of problems after they finally become their own country after World War I. This is before World War II. The inter-war years in Poland are just as interesting as the War years. The Poles are unknown to what horror will lie ahead. This protagonist does a good acting job but the ending is too quick and the story doesn't seem to have a focus that would make the film solid. The cast was wonderful as the art direction and costumes during the period.
IMDB:tt0272263