Cześć Tereska (2001)
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Cast
Aleksandra Gietner, Karolina Sobczak, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Małgorzata Rożniatowska, Krzysztof Kiersznowski, Violetta Arlak
An isolated teenager from a struggling family on a Polish housing estate falls in with bad company as she enters adulthood.
The story
Tereska is a well-behaved girl growing up with poor parents on a typical Polish housing estate of tower blocks. As she reaches adolescence, she has no role models and feels isolated, without her parents’ support. In this difficult period, she falls in with bad company. The story’s setup follows her circumstances and the first turn toward that company.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film tells the story of the corruption of a young girl on the threshold of adulthood, who comes from a typical Polish housing estate of tower blocks. Tereska is brought up by poor parents who can barely get by, and at first she is a well-behaved child. But during the difficult period of adolescence, with no role models, isolated and without her parents’ support, she falls in with bad company. The hopeless life in the world of the blockers drags her down, and she gradually loses all contact with her parents. She starts stealing and lying, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. She is unhappy and loses her chance to escape the housing estate and have a better life. Ultimately, this leads her to tragedy.
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