01 May 1964
Our Land
After the agrarian reform, a dispute for the land starts between two families in north Albania.
The Linnet
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.
Top Billed Cast
Krzysztof Majchrzak Kaziuk Bartoszewicz
Anna Seniuk Handzia
Joanna Sienkiewicz Teacher Jola
Jerzy Block Józef
Marek Siudym Michał
Tomasz Jarosiński Ziutek
Franciszek Pieczka Old Man / God in Kaziuk's Dream
Anna Milewska Our Lady in Kaziuk's Dream
Arkadiusz Bazak Delegate from the District
Aleksander Fogiel Mayor
Jan Jurewicz Filip
Zbigniew Kaczmarek Kozak
Jacek Kałucki Zbyszek
Marek Kępiński Surveyor
Jan Paweł Kruk Dunaj
Tadeusz Wojtych Domin
Wojciech Zagórski Szymon 'Kuśtyk'
Sylwester Maciejewski Soldier on the Motorboat (uncredited)
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