Top Cast
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Jacek Bławut
Boy
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Zofia Słaboszowska
Resistance fighter
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Franciszek Pieczka
Resistance fighter
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Stefan Rybarczyk
Older German soldier
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Stanisław Skolimowski
Peasant in a cottage
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Cezary Łagiewski
Younger German soldier
Overview
A boy accidentally gets involved in a fight between partisans and a German patrol.
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