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Dom zly

  • 2009
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.4K
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Dom zly (2009)
Fall of 1978: an accidental traveler (Srodon) stops and stays overnight at the farm house in the remote area of Poland. Soon he and his hosts (Dziabas and his wife) become good comrades. Yet, the evening ends with tragic events. Simultaneously we are witn
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A zootechnician visits a remote farm, developing relationships with tragic consequences, and 1982 during Martial Law, as investigators reconstruct the 1978 crime scene to solve a multiple mu... Read allA zootechnician visits a remote farm, developing relationships with tragic consequences, and 1982 during Martial Law, as investigators reconstruct the 1978 crime scene to solve a multiple murder case involving the zootechnician.A zootechnician visits a remote farm, developing relationships with tragic consequences, and 1982 during Martial Law, as investigators reconstruct the 1978 crime scene to solve a multiple murder case involving the zootechnician.

  • Director
    • Wojciech Smarzowski
  • Writers
    • Lukasz Kosmicki
    • Wojciech Smarzowski
  • Stars
    • Arkadiusz Jakubik
    • Marian Dziedziel
    • Kinga Preis
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.4K
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    • Director
      • Wojciech Smarzowski
    • Writers
      • Lukasz Kosmicki
      • Wojciech Smarzowski
    • Stars
      • Arkadiusz Jakubik
      • Marian Dziedziel
      • Kinga Preis
    • 9User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Arkadiusz Jakubik
    Arkadiusz Jakubik
    • Edward Srodon
    Marian Dziedziel
    Marian Dziedziel
    • Zdzislaw Dziabas
    Kinga Preis
    Kinga Preis
    • Bozena Dziabasowa
    Bartlomiej Topa
    Bartlomiej Topa
    • Mróz
    Katarzyna Cynke
    Katarzyna Cynke
    • Maria Lisowska…
    Robert Wabich
    Robert Wabich
    • Lisowski
    Robert Wieckiewicz
    Robert Wieckiewicz
    • Prosecutor Tomala
    Krzysztof Czeczot
    Krzysztof Czeczot
    • Banas
    Eryk Lubos
    Eryk Lubos
    • Petrycki
    Lech Dyblik
    Lech Dyblik
    • Zajdel
    Marcin Juchniewicz
    Marcin Juchniewicz
    • Woznak
    Bartosz Zukowski
    Bartosz Zukowski
    • Hawryluk
    Grzegorz Wojdon
    Grzegorz Wojdon
    • Serg. Jasiak
    Slawomir Orzechowski
    Slawomir Orzechowski
    • Zieba
    Anna Grzeszczak
    Anna Grzeszczak
    • Mrs. Pokrywkowa
    Krzysztof Domaszczynski
    • Pokrywka Junior
    Piotr Glowacki
    Piotr Glowacki
    • Janusz Dziabas
    Mariusz Jakus
    Mariusz Jakus
    • Priest
    • Director
      • Wojciech Smarzowski
    • Writers
      • Lukasz Kosmicki
      • Wojciech Smarzowski
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    3lkdb

    Drunken Cops and Bad plots

    As the title says its really bad, some of it is funny. It is a polish film i don't really know what to make of some of the things i seen in this film. Apparently it takes roughly 8 police and 2 civilians and a witness to examine a crime scene. Doesn't help that the police are swilling vodka like its going out of style, also one of the cops has a baby during this movie. None of these things tie the storyline together or really have anything to do with anything really. It was entertaining to see drunk people/cops get smashed and fight each other and act like general retards. The murders are equally silly and the people doing that part were generally unbelievable as the police. I'd stay away from this movie unless you like watching drunken people on screen acting like tards
    8Greywolf907

    Polish cinema at it's best.

    This is an astounding film, bleak, grim, more than gritty and for those of us who were not brought up in an Eastern Bloc country a remarkable insight into the machinations of small town corruption Polish style.

    Films like this should be seen by a wider audience, it was a captivating experience to sit and view the inner workings of this elaborate (sometimes overly) story.

    There was just too much 'going on' in the story and some of it could have been left on the cutting room floor to give a tighter film, but that is a small critique of what is a disturbing look back at communism at 'street level'

    If you like your cinema real...don't miss the opportunity to see this slice of Polish communistic vodka sodden culture.
    7SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain

    The Dark House (2009)

    The Dark House sees a man pack up and leave after the death of his wife. He stumbles across an old farm house where a father and daughter live. This is no simple narrative though. Running parallel to this is the same man taking police through the scene of a suggested crime. Is this man a witness? A suspect? A victim? The film gradually unfolds to reveal his story. This sounds engaging on its own but there is yet another layer. Political aspects may have some control over the police and how they want this case to turn out. The police aren't exactly in the moment, talking about their doctors, having snowball fights, blowing up condoms to hit each other with, or just enjoying the vodka. There's certainly a lot of satire that I probably missed, not being polish, but this is still a well plotted and beautifully shot thriller.
    8julekmeister

    Great movie

    I've decided to write this short review when I saw the previous one.

    What you need to understand before watching this movie is that it's about difficult and dark times in Polish history - before the Soviet Union collapse, when Poland was under it's heel.

    It's not meant to be funny despite some other reviewers. This is a movie about good people making difficult choices, about people without hope and about people trying to make most of bad situation. It shows how ruthless and corrupt the government was and how one couldn't win with it if he tried.

    It's not a movie for everyone. Even the younger generations of Polish might have a problem understanding this film as they can't relate to the passed times. But what is shown here was the reality in many countries of former Eastern Block and is true in many others even now.
    8imdb-19548

    Dark and grim and intelligent.

    This is very grim, we see lives of poverty and desperation and brutality.

    There acting is good, everyone delivers from Srodon as a likable coward to the bullying police officers.

    The pace is quite slow, there is a lot of build up since both plot threads are worked out in parallel and we have to wait until both are ready before the pace can increase, this made it hard to watch in the beginning but it's worth persisting.

    Both threads are dark and have a few twists.

    There is a bit of humour, some drunken humour in the past thread and some more gallows humour in the current time thread.

    The ending is very dark and surprising, and has a couple of extra twists.

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    • Trivia
      The film is located in Bielanka, polish village in Beskid Niski.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Mowa ptaków (2019)

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 2009 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • The Dark House
    • Filming locations
      • Malopolskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Film It
      • Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
      • SPI International
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    • Budget
      • €1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,222,530
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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