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Bird Talk

Based on a script by Andrzej Żuławski, this is a fascinating on-screen dialogue between father and son that combines nostalgia and fury, the sublime with humor, and old-school style with a sharp, penetrating look at Polish reality. The eponymous bird talk is the language used by those excluded from the aggressive majority: a history teacher tormented by children, a teacher of Polish studies fired from his job, a girl who cleans a banker’s villa, a florist with a club foot and a student with a fascination for cinema. Pushed to the margins by the extreme right, they defend themselves with irony, songs and quotes from the classics.

Top Cast

  • Sebastian Fabijański

    Sebastian Fabijański

    Marian

  • Eryk Kulm

    Eryk Kulm

    Józef

  • Jaśmina Polak

    Jaśmina Polak

    Ania

  • Katarzyna Chojnacka

    Katarzyna Chojnacka

    Ala

  • Sebastian Pawlak

    Sebastian Pawlak

    Ludwik

  • Andrzej Chyra

    Andrzej Chyra

    Lucjan

  • Żaneta Palica

    Żaneta Palica

    Florist Maria

  • Borys Szyc

    Borys Szyc

    Jakubiec

  • Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska

    Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska

    Jakubcowa

Overview

Based on a script by Andrzej Żuławski, this is a fascinating on-screen dialogue between father and son that combines nostalgia and fury, the sublime with humor, and old-school style with a sharp, penetrating look at Polish reality. The eponymous bird talk is the language used by those excluded from the aggressive majority: a history teacher tormented by children, a teacher of Polish studies fired from his job, a girl who cleans a banker’s villa, a florist with a club foot and a student with a fascination for cinema. Pushed to the margins by the extreme right, they defend themselves with irony, songs and quotes from the classics.

Rating

4.5 / 10
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