Lava
6.7
“Our nation - like lava, hard and nasty, dry and cold above, but there's an inner fire which keeps it's heat for centuries...”
On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.
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Cast
92 people
Gustaw Holoubek
Hermit-Gustaw / Ghost / Gustaw-Konrad / Poet
Known for
The Saragossa Manuscript
The Hourglass Sanatorium
Jolanta Piętek-Górecka
Maryla / Gustaw's Love / Girl / Virgin / Angel / Woman
Known for
Decalogue IX
Dekalog
Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Artur Żmijewski
Gustaw-Konrad
Known for
Katyn
Panic Attack
Adam Mickiewicz
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Mrs. Rollison
Also in
Three Colors: White
Pedestrian Subway
Maja Komorowska
Sorcerer
Known for
Decalogue I
Katyn
Grażyna Szapołowska
Guardian Angel / Archangel
Known for
365 Days
A Short Film About Love
Henryk Bista
Senator
Known for
Decalogue X
Nothing Funny
Piotr Fronczewski
Sobolewski
Known for
The Mire
Kleks Academy
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Priest / Man
Known for
Blind Chance
A Generation
Janusz Michałowski
Father Piotr
Known for
Sexmission
Vabank
Tadeusz Konwicki Director · Adam Mickiewicz Author Piotr Sobociński Cinematographer
First release July 15, 1989 · Produced in Poland · Production Zespol Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Production
Zespol Filmowy "Perspektywa"
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lawa: Opowieść o "Dziadach" Adama Mickiewicza
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Russia · July 15, 1989
Moscow Film Festival
Poland · November 6, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 18, 2015 · Paris Polish Film Festival
Japan
June 7, 2014 · EU Film Days
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