Samowolka

A brilliant and surprisingly tense 1 hour watch, a tale of hazing throughout the conscripts of the Polish army, shedding light on the poor standards of a seemingly lawless, while still mandatory service.

It is brutal and unforgiving from the very first minutes, the colouring is dark and refuses to let you forget the grim reality of the characters situation. Every scene grips the viewer further into this prison of bullying and helplessness, with a dramatic and perfect finale, a very underrated and overlooked experience.

I heard similar stories from my grandparents who served in these exact conditions, I only truly believed them now.

I was 17 when I first saw the movie. Now you know why every guy in Poland with IQ higher than 70 has got full pants when he gets an "army ticket". This movie is the best way to persuade men to study hard, go to some university or at least impregnate some lady.

But it's got some bad sides. Imagine a hunky (thanks to steroids) guy, who usually wears awesome trunk, drinks a lot of cheap wine, read one book in his life, loves baseball and his favourite words are f**k, c**t and c**k. Even being send to a Playboy mansion isn't as exciting as Polish Army to this kind of brainy athletes.

7/10