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Tato (1995)

110 min · Drama

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Directors

Maciej Ślesicki

Cast

Bogusław Linda, Dorota Segda, Aleksandra Maliszewska, Cezary Pazura, Krystyna Janda, Teresa Lipowska

As tensions mount in a neglected household, a wife's accusation of abuse turns a troubled marriage into a crisis.

The story

Michał Sulecki and Ewa Fornalczyk-Sulecka are a young married couple who neglect their home as their conflicts grow more frequent. Ewa suffers a nervous breakdown, injures herself, and accuses Michał of beating her. The next day, she moves in with her mother. Michał believes Ewa is showing signs of a progressive mental illness, leaving their already troubled relationship under greater strain.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Michał Sulecki (Bogusław Linda) and Ewa Fornalczyk-Sulecka (Dorota Segda) are a young married couple. They neglect their home, and conflicts between them become increasingly frequent. Eventually, Ewa, who is suffering a nervous breakdown, injures herself and accuses her husband of beating her. The next day, she moves in with her mother. Michał concludes that Ewa is showing signs of a progressing mental illness. The case concerning the alleged beating then goes to court. Michał loses the right to raise his seven-year-old daughter, Kasia (Aleksandra Maliszewska). Ewa takes over the care of the child. Soon, however, Ewa ends up in a psychiatric hospital, and Kasia is placed in the care of her domineering grandmother, Jadwiga Fornalczyk (Teresa Lipowska), who makes it difficult in every way for Kasia to have contact with her father. Michał goes to court and begins fighting for his daughter.

Genres

Drama

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