Birth Certificate (2011)

  • NR
  • 12/01/2011 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 44m

Overview

Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.

Stanisław Różewicz

Director, Screenplay

Tadeusz Różewicz

Screenplay

Cast

Henryk Hryniewicz's headshot

Henryk Hryniewicz

Janek
Wojciech Siemion's headshot

Wojciech Siemion

Józef
Edward Mincer's headshot

Edward Mincer

Zbyszek
Andrzej Banaszewski's headshot

Andrzej Banaszewski

Heniek
Pawel Rózewicz's headshot

Pawel Rózewicz

Jacek
Beata Barszczewska's headshot

Beata Barszczewska

Mirka
Zofia Małynicz's headshot

Zofia Małynicz

Refuge Manager
Barbara Rachwalska's headshot

Barbara Rachwalska

Woman from the Forester

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