More documentary in its approach than dramatized history, this is a compelling story about a 1901 children's strike in Wrzesnia near the Polish border with Prussia. Poland was partitioned at this time, and a rigidly patriotic Prussian teacher in Wrzesnia follows the dictates of the Germans in parliament and insists that the children be taught their religion classes in German. When the children refuse to take part in the classes, they are supported by the local priest, but that does not save them from being beaten. They are also kept after school and tormented in other ways as well. Newspapers, parents, and the nation as a whole get involved, transforming a simple children's strike into a national incident.
Directed by Filip Bajon
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Cast
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Mayor Mossenbach
Daniel Olbrychski
Father Paczkowski
Jerzy Stuhr
Wagner
Zygmunt Bielawski
Pohl
Henryk Bista
Fedtke
Wiesław Drzewicz
Inspector Winter
Zdzisław Wardejn
Koralewski
Andrzej Wasilewicz
Gardo
Stanisław Igar
Głębocki
Mieczysław Voit
Count Kościelewski
Stanisław Michalski
Langner
Jerzy Trela
Winkler
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Smólkowski
Alfred Struwe
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