The Peasants
“Love comes and goes but land stays.”
Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.
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Cast
62 people
Kamila Urzędowska
Jagna Paczesiówna
Known for
Hound's Hill
Robert Gulaczyk
Antek Boryna
Known for
Loving Vincent
1983
Mirosław Baka
Maciej Boryna
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Squared Love
Sonia Mietielica
Hanka Borynowa
Known for
Into the Wind
Werewolf
Ewa Kasprzyk
Marcjanna 'Dominikowa' Pacześ
Known for
The Next 365 Days
Egg Nogg
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Blacksmith Michał
Known for
Loving Vincent
Just One Look
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Organist's Wife
Known for
The Plagues of Breslau
Killer
Sonia Bohosiewicz
Mayor's Wife
Known for
Snow White and Russian Red
Into the Wind
Dorota Stalińska
Jagustynka
Known for
Decalogue III
Sexmission
Andrzej Konopka
Mayor Piotr
Known for
Signs
The Border
Mateusz Rusin
Mateusz
Known for
Afterimage
Maciej Musiał
Jasio
Known for
1899
1983
DK Welchman Director · Hugh Welchman Director Władysław Reymont Author
Director Screenplay Editor
DK Welchman
Director Screenplay
Hugh Welchman
Author
Władysław Reymont
Composer
Łukasz L.U.C Rostkowski
Cinematographer
Radek Ładczuk
Cinematographer
Kamil Polak
Cinematographer
Szymon Kuriata
Editor
Miki Wecel
Editor
Patrycja Piróg
Production designer
Piotr Dominiak
Production designer
Elwira Pluta
Costume designer
Katarzyna Lewińska
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $7.5M · United States release December 8, 2023
Box office
Budget
$7,475,000
Worldwide gross
$10,064,347
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Breakthru Films
Production · Studio
ArtShot
Production
DigitalKraft
Production
CANAL+ Polska
Production
Narodowe Centrum Kultury
Production
Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury
Production
SKP Ślusarek Kubiak Pieczyk
Production
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Studio
Poland · Lithuania · Serbia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Chłopi
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish · Russian
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2023
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Poland · October 13, 2023
Theatrical
United States · December 8, 2023
Theatrical · qualifying run in L.A./NYC
United States · July 11, 2024
Digital · Netflix
United States
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 25, 2023 · Premiere · AFI Fest
January 26, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Australia
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · Polish Film Festival
Czechia
November 9, 2023 · Theatrical
September 14, 2024 · Premiere · Těrlické filmové léto
Estonia
November 12, 2023 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
August 30, 2024 · Theatrical
France
March 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Germany
July 2, 2024 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
September 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Greece
January 4, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2024 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
Hungary
December 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
June 8, 2024 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Ireland
December 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
December 2, 2024 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 17, 2023 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Lithuania
March 20, 2024 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Poland
September 19, 2023 · Premiere · Gdynia Polish Film Festival
January 23, 2024 · Digital · CANAL+ online
January 23, 2024 · TV · CANAL+ Premium
April 10, 2024 · Premiere · Festiwal Reżyserii Filmowej
May 10, 2024 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray
June 24, 2024 · Premiere · Sopot Film Festival
January 17, 2025 · Digital · Max
Portugal
January 25, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
January 10, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
December 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 17, 2024 · Premiere · Mykolaichuk OPEN Audience Film Festival
July 11, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 11, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 8, 2023 · Theatrical
March 25, 2024 · Digital
June 17, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
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