Workers '71: Nothing About Us Without Us (1972)

A story about Gdańsk Shipyard and its workers after so called Grudzień 1970 (1970 protests). After those events Edward Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as party first secretary and promised redical change in style and methods of ruling. Kieślowski shows the skepticism of workers and their attitude to party members. He also pictures conflicts inside the party (PZPR) and usual work in shipyard. The political criticism of this movie made it a target of censorship – it was suspended and cut against the will of director.

Released

1972-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

47 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Krzysztof Kieślowski, Tomasz Zygadło, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Tomasz Zygadło

TMDB rating

5.8/10 from 6 votes