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Release Year1972
Runtime1h 27m
LanguagePolish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes5
DirectorEdward Żebrowski
WritersEdward Żebrowski
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSalvation
About Salvation
A biology professor, Adam enters a hospital for observation. He is a loner and a serious-minded man, who dislikes any display of emotions. He spends three months in the hospital while being tested. After observing patients and hospital routines around him from a distance, he learns that he will need a kidney transplant. Meanwhile his personal and professional life is falling apart: he refuses his wife's offer to donate the kidney for him; the scientific problem he was working on has been solved elsewhere. In the end Adam cracks under the prolonged pressure, waiting for the sound of an ambulance bringing a moribund patient whose kidney may be used for the transplant.
Directed by Edward Żebrowski, Salvation leans on a strong ensemble — Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Maja Komorowska, Aleksander Bardini — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1972.
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