Pierwszy dzień wolności (1964)
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Cast
Beata Tyszkiewicz, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Tadeusz Fijewski, Ryszard Barycz
In a formerly German town after World War II, officer Jan tries to protect Inga from further attacks by his compatriots.
The story
Shortly after World War II, most of the German population has fled west, but Dr. Rhode and his daughters Inga, Luzzi, and Lorchen remain in a small town that was formerly German. A group of Polish officers, freed from German captivity, arrives. After Inga is raped by a former Polish forced laborer, officer Jan protects her from further attacks by his compatriots, who are described as drunk on victory.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is set shortly after the end of the Second World War. Most of the German population has fled west. In a small town that was formerly German, Dr. Rhode and his daughters Inga, Luzzi, and Lorchen have remained. A group of Polish officers, freed from German captivity, arrives in the town. Inga is raped by a former Polish forced laborer. The Polish officer Jan protects the girl from further attacks by his compatriots, who are drunk on victory. But when the SS man Otto also returns to the town with colleagues, the story ends tragically. Otto is Inga’s fiancé and is killed after a fight with the Polish soldiers. Jan is forced to kill Inga because she had supported Otto.
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