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Birth Certificate

Birth Certificate (1961)

1h 44m | PG-13

⭐ 7.3 / 10

Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.

Director: Stanisław Różewicz

Studio: Zespół Filmowy "Rytm"

Genre: Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Henryk Hryniewicz

Henryk Hryniewicz

as Janek

Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

as Józef

Edward Mincer

Edward Mincer

as Zbyszek

Andrzej Banaszewski

Andrzej Banaszewski

as Heniek

Pawel Rózewicz

Pawel Rózewicz

as Jacek

Beata Barszczewska

Beata Barszczewska

as Mirka