Storyline

At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a Pole, a Jew and a German, pool their money together to build a factory. The movie follows their ruthless pursuit of fortune.—krasnoludek

Plot Keywords

doctor, father daughter relationship, father in law son in law relationship, father son relationship, fiancee, fight, fire engine, fireman, fire, flash forward, family relationships, factory worker, drinking, drink, drunkenness, dying, employer employee relationship, fired from the job, estate, explosion

Short Review

Perhaps when you can best sense Andrzej Wajda's genius is in his ability to be cold and distant when he feels and wants it; a militant witness, or satirical and mocking at times, without losing the thread of the narrative. [Full Review in Spanish]

Trailer

Streaming Service

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