During the Second World War, tens of thousands of blonde, blue-eyed Polish children were snatched from their parents and given to German families. Lebensborn was part of Hitler's plan to expand the Aryan master race within the Third Reich. Eight-year old Jerzy returns home at the end of the war to a joyful reunion with his long-lost mother and grandfather. But problems arise as he is taunted by his peers and, longing for his missing father, burns with resentment for his new communist stepfather.
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Marzena Trybała
Maria Ostrowska
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Eugeniusz Kujawski
Pastor
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Bogusław Linda
Edward
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Jerzy Bińczycki
Józef
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Sława Kwaśniewska
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Jerzy Kaszubowski Director · Zygmunt Konieczny Composer Wit Dąbal Cinematographer
First release August 22, 1988 · Produced in France, Poland · Languages English, German, Polish
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ZED
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Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Film Polski
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Zespół Filmowy "Tor"
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France · Poland
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Original title
Cienie
Original language
Polish
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English · German · Polish
Release dates
Poland · August 22, 1988
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United Kingdom
April 15, 1989 · TV
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