Short Working Day

1981 | 73 minutes | 7.1 ★ (7)

Short Working Day
  • Overview

    A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party. [Produced in 1981, but not commercially released until 1996.]

  • Release Date

    01 January 1981

  • DirectingKrzysztof Kieślowski
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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