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White Soup -- Zurek
White Soup -- Zurek
Actor: Z. Zamachowski; K. Figura; N. Rybicka
Director: Ryszard Brylski
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama
UR     2004     1hr 12min

A multiple award-winning tale of a mother?s quest for a bitter truth, WHITE SOUP is based on a story by popular Polish author Olga Tokarchuk.Halina, a young, hard-working widow, tramps around a small Polish border town in ...  more »

     
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Actor: Z. Zamachowski; K. Figura; N. Rybicka
Director: Ryszard Brylski
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Family Life
Studio: mge.tv
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed - Full length,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 05/25/2004
Original Release Date: 01/01/2003
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2003
Release Year: 2004
Run Time: 1hr 12min
Screens: Color,Widescreen,Letterboxed
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Edition: Import,Collector's Edition,Special Edition
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: Polish
Subtitles: English
 

Movie Reviews

A dramatic story about a mother's search for her daughter's
Richard J. Brzostek | New England, USA | 07/17/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"White Soup / Zurek is a dramatic story about a mother's search for her daughter's child. The mother desperately searches for the father of the child so that the child can be named after him, a promise she made to her husband before he died.

Iwonka is a pretty 15-year-old who looks older than her age, but is mildly retarded. Iwonka's good looks cause her trouble, as men find her attractive and take advantage of her naivete.

Although the theme of "Zurek" is a bit depressing and sad, there are redeeming moments of hope and kindness; a cyclist, Matuszek, who liked the mother when she was younger, helps the women out, expecting nothing in return. Americans may feel the film is quite somber, but from the Polish perspective, "Zurek" is not so serious and filled with some great humor.

"Zurek" is directed by Ryszard Brylski, and a good choice for those people who enjoy Polish cinema.
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