Back Then
6.5
“All the flavors of childhood.”
Marta is a romantic and a loser in school. She shares a room with her sister Kasia and grandma, who tells her granddaughters insurgency stories instead of fairy tales. In the room behind the wall, the parents - Tadek and Elżbieta - live their married life. He is an intelligent constantly humiliated by the state, he also makes his own moonshine after work and silently envies his prosperous brother in law. She is the leader of the "Solidarity" union at work, with the need for freedom and a dream to get out of Poland. The real adventure for the family starts when they manage to get their dream orange Fiat 126p. Ela and Tadek discover their appetite for trading and trips abroad, and the growing Marta will fall in love for the first time.
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Cast
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Elżbieta Makowska
Known for
The Lure
Lead Children
Adam Woronowicz
Tadeusz Makowski
Known for
Cold War
All My Friends Are Dead
Ewa Wiśniewska
Grandma
Known for
The Witcher
What Will You Do When You Catch Me?
Barbara Papis
Marta Makowska
Also in
Bejbis
Metal-Girl
Alicja Warchocka
Kasia Makowska
No other roles listed
Milena Lisiecka
Grażyna
Known for
Kill Me If You Dare
Life Feels Good
Przemysław Bluszcz
Mietek
Known for
47 Bombs
Colors of Evil: Red
Katarzyna Kwiatkowska
Lucyna
Known for
Heaven in Hell
1983
Rafał Rutkowski
Zenek
Known for
Planet Single
Och, Karol 2
Dorota Landowska
Waitress Halina
Known for
The Taming of the Shrewd
Barbara Dziekan
Human resource manager
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Three Colors: White
Agnieszka Przepiórska
Saleswoman in the furniture store
Also in
Pati
Home Sweet Home
Kinga Dębska Director · Michal Novinski Composer Andrzej Wojciechowski Cinematographer
First release August 27, 2021 · Produced in Poland · Production Axi Immo, ADDSUM
Production
Studio Filmowe Kalejdoskop
Production
Axi Immo
Production
ADDSUM
Production
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Zupa nic
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · August 27, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
February 4, 2022 · Digital · VOD
February 10, 2022 · Physical
September 1, 2026 · Digital · SkyShowtime
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