Friday, December 15th: 80 MILLION, 2011 film by Waldemar Krzystek
Film host: Joanna Filipek brings us another film about Solidarity era: activists prepare a bravura heist, taking out 80 mln from a union bank account just before it is blocked by communist authorities. As always, with English subtitles at Polish Home upstairs, Friday, December 15, 7:30 pm. We actually mean 7:30 sharp from now on, no waiting for people showing up at 8 pm, as it's hard to start the film discussion late at night, when everybody thinks about safely getting home. 80 Million (Polish: 80 milionów) is a 2011 Polish drama film directed by Waldemar Krzystek. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist From Hollywood Reporter : [...] Based on real events, the official Polish entry in the Best Foreign Language Oscar race is a punchy period thriller with a universal feel-good message. Set at the dawn of Poland’s final turbulent decade under the yoke of Soviet Com