Overview

Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.

Cast

Franciszek Pieczka, Adam Ferency, Mariusz Saniternik, Ewa Żukowska, Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska, Bogusław Sochnacki, Grzegorz Heromiński, Feliks Szajnert

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What is "Burial of a Potato" about?

Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.

When was "Burial of a Potato" released?

Burial of a Potato was released in 1990.

Who stars in "Burial of a Potato"?

The cast includes Franciszek Pieczka, Adam Ferency, Mariusz Saniternik, Ewa Żukowska.

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