The film is set against the backdrop of the Upper Silesian Tragedy, a collective trauma that was suppressed throughout the communist period.
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An amateur film about the fate of Silesians following the Red Army’s occupation in 1945 has become a sleeper hit with crowds flocking to cinemas across the region, despite the production having a zero budget.

With no professional distribution, the film’s premiere in the town of Zdzieszowice was attended by a staggering 2,000 people in a venue with a seating capacity of only 350.