The Scar (film)

• Franciszek Pieczka: Stefan Bednarz
• Mariusz Dmochowski: Chairman
• Jerzy Stuhr: Assistant Bednarz
• January Skotnicki: transport manager in the Combine
• Michał Tarkovsky: TV reporter
• Stanislaw Igar: Minister
• Stanislaw Michalski:
• Andrzej Skupien:
• Halina Winiarska: Woman Bednarz
• Joanna Orzeszkowska: Daughter of Bednarz
• Jadwiga Bryniarska:
• Agnieszka Holland: Clerk of Bednarz
• Malgorzata Lesniewska:
• Asja Lamtiugina:
• Ryszard Bacciarelli:

The scar is a feature film drama directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski from the year 1976. Two years later, the film also came to the East German cinemas. A little later he was shown on West German TV.

Action

Stefan Bednarz should guide as a party functionary to build a chemical plant in his hometown. However, the local population rejects the construction on parts, because the town would grow so an industrial center. This in a crisis of conscience resigned Bednarz and resigns from his job.

Awards

Franciszek Pieczka received the award for the best actor for his portrayal of Stefan Bednarz at the Polish Film Festival in 1976. Krzysztof Kieślowski was awarded an honorary prize for his film drama.

Review

Online culture sees the work as a clearly hanging on the documentary roots Kieślowski's film, which paints a " dismal picture [ ... ] of Poland." The "Colors are the film expelled formally, gray instead of blue is the sky ".

Zelluloid.de also recognizes the impressive imagery of the drama, but acknowledges especially the vision of the film, " in which sensitive images already emerging environmental and political disasters to which headed not only the poles of the seventies. "

Pat

During the filming of the documentary short film was pat. It shows several times the falling film flap and short scene clips from the feature film.