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A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.Read moreLess
A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.
The story
A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.
Cast & crew
Bruno O'YaVladec Lekhovski
Veriko AnjaparidzeMarta Funk
Sofiko ChiaureliZosia
Andrei AbrikosovGardener
Nikolai BogolyubovField Marshal
Vladimir DruzhnikovDobrov
Herberts ZommersGeneral Hoikhler
Sergei Karnovich-ValuaCweigel
Arturs DimitersSenator Darck
Alfreds VidenieksGeneral Donald
Olev EskolaShnorke
Otar KoberidzeNavigating Officer Raner PeterExplore the crew
- Writer
- Aleksandr Filimonov
- Director
- Mikheil Chiaureli
- Writer
- Nikolay Shpanov
- Director of Photography
- Giorgi Chelidze
- Original Music Composer
- Aleqsi Machavariani
- Editor
- Vasili Dolenko