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Skiing Nazis? These Polish couriers said 'hold my hot chocolate.'

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Overview

During World War 2 Polish skiers take up a fight against the Germans and become couriers, delivering mail to Budapest.

Content warning

poland olympic games

national identity under occupationsacrifice for collective goodsports as resistance metaphor

Standout Aspects

Production

Authentic Tatra mountain locations shot in brutal conditions

Writing

Clever Olympic metaphor framing amateur athletes as soldiers

Best for:Rewatch·Solo

Heads up:Violence·Emotional

Director

Lech Lorentowicz

ReleasedFeb 10, 1970

Runtime1h 27m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"

Top Cast

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Hanka's Mother

Wanda Neumann

Hanka

Tadeusz Kalinowski

Cpt. 'Szarotka'

Jerzy Jogałła

Władek

Józef Morgała

Maciek

Zygmunt Maciejewski

Trainer Schmidt

Aleksander Bednarz

German Officer

Andrzej Buszewicz

Jacek Domański

Franek

Zbigniew Filus

Krzysztof Fus

Mirosław Gruszczyński

Janek

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