Birth Certificate
7.4
Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.
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Henryk Hryniewicz
Janek
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Wojciech Siemion
Józef
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Edward Mincer
Zbyszek
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Andrzej Banaszewski
Heniek
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Pawel Rózewicz
Jacek
Beata Barszczewska
Mirka
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Zofia Małynicz
Refuge Manager
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Barbara Rachwalska
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Mieczysław Stoor
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Janusz Kłosiński
Shop Owner
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Barbara Wałkówna
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Stanisław Milski
Neighbour Ciziak
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Stanisław Różewicz Director · Tadeusz Różewicz Screenplay Stanisław Loth Cinematographer
United States release December 1, 2011 · Produced in Poland · Production P.P. Film Polski
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Rytm"
Production
P.P. Film Polski
Production
Poland
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Original title
Świadectwo urodzenia
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · October 2, 1961
Theatrical
United States · December 1, 2011
Limited theatrical
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