Land

Land

73 mins | Drama | Feb. 25, 1957

Poland in the 50s, 20th century The process of collectivization of agriculture is under way. The wealthy Slumdog farmer is one of the last individual farmers who have not joined the cooperative and are trying to grow their own land. But it is very difficult - the unemployed mercenaries who paid for them run to cooperatives (where they have better conditions), the environment or the local authorities do not accept him as a kulak. Struggling with the problem of how to make a 40-hectare farm last, he remains alone in the face of a loss of land that he cannot cultivate.

Land

73 mins | Drama | Feb. 25, 1957

Land
Poland in the 50s, 20th century The process of collectivization of agriculture is under way. The wealthy Slumdog farmer is one of the last individual farmers who have not joined the cooperative and are trying to grow their own land. But it is very difficult - the unemployed mercenaries who paid for them run to cooperatives (where they have better conditions), the environment or the local authorities do not accept him as a kulak. Struggling with the problem of how to make a 40-hectare farm last, he remains alone in the face of a loss of land that he cannot cultivate.
Producers
Original title Ziemia
Directors Jerzy Zarzycki
Writers Danuta Ścibor-Rylska

Cast

Janusz Strachocki

as Slemien

Zofia Małynicz

as Slemien's Wife

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

as Wawrzyniaczka

Stanisław Milski

as Grzelak

Wacław Kowalski

as Banach