State of Fear

(1989)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1989

Runtime: 121 мин

Country: Poland

Director: Janusz Kijowski

Cast: Войцех Малайкат, Anna Majcher, Henryk Talar, Monika Niemczyk, Joanna Trzepiecińska, Ян Махульский, Piotr Machalica, Mieczysław Voit, Joanna Sobieska

Plot

Realistic depiction of the Polish martial law in 1981. John Malecki is a young actor with good career prospects in a Warsaw theater, preparing to play Hamlet, his dream role. John plans to go to Sweden. Any involvement with the new Solidarnośc movement might put his visa to Sweden at risk. But staying neutral in these times is not an easy task.