Tomasz WOLSKI
Kijora Film, Polish Television, Institute of National Remembrance
POL, 2021, 70’
Polish language + Eng subs
When protests broke out in Communist Poland in late 1970, a crisis team gathered in Warsaw. Soon after the militia made use of their batons. Shots were fired. Through archival recordings and animations, viewers are able to observe various power mechanisms and witness the fear, confusion, and brutality of the decision-makers. The film 1970 is a story about a rebellion but told from the perspective of the oppressors.