The Crossroads

Mar 28, 2025

★ 5.4

Overview

Eighty-year-old Tadeusz lives a quiet life as a pensioner with his wife Helena. After years of working in a hospital, he wants to enjoy old age and his charming house with a garden, where they soon plan to hold their beloved granddaughter’s wedding. The idyll is shattered by a tragic car accident that casts a shadow over his marriage and reveals cracks in his relationship with his son.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich

CANAL+ Polska

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

Studio Munka

Beta-Art

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Cast

Tadeusz Jaster

Jan Englert

Helena Jaster

Anna Romantowska

Marek Jaster

Michał Czernecki

Justyna

Martyna Byczkowska

Basia

Maria Kowalska

Gabryś

Daniel Namiotko

Renata

Aleksandra Popławska

Paweł Tracz

Maciej Charyton

Prosecutor

Marek Kalita

Inspector

Filip Gurłacz

Neonatologist

Jacek Mikołajczak

Justyna's Bridesmaid

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