Before the Day Breaks
5.7
A boy escapes from a reformatory, but comes again into conflict with the law. During a robbery he hits a woman with a bottle on the head. He is convinced he killed her and because of his past thinks that nothing matters anymore. Only when he finds out that the victim did not die, he reveals the truth about what happened.
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Cast
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Anna Nehrebecka
Barbara
Known for
Life Feels Good
The Promised Land
Katarzyna Skawina
Leokadia
Also in
Dom
Ryszard Rydzewski
Ewa Przybylska
Radosław Arkuszyński
Kajtek
Also in
Watercolors
Józia - Die Tochter der Delegierten
Krzysztof Czapla
Ogolony
No other roles listed
Ewa Lejczak
Alina
Also in
The Constant Factor
Śnić we śnie
Krzysztof Janczar
Czarny
Known for
Man of Iron
Romuald Słaby
Jerzy Bronisław Racina
Also in
Śnić we śnie
Janek
Maria Klejdysz
Known for
Symmetry
Zdzisław Kozień
Known for
Man of Marble
Ryszard Rydzewski Director · Ewa Przybylska Writer
First release February 21, 1977 · Produced in Poland · Production Film Polski, Zespól Filmowy "Profil"
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Zespół Filmowy "Profil"
Production
Film Polski
Production
Zespól Filmowy "Profil"
Production
Poland
Produced in
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Original title
Zanim nadejdzie dzień
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · February 21, 1977
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