Lesser Evil

(Mniejsze zło)

The year is1980. Kamil, a student of Polish philology, publishes an experimental poem in a prestigious periodical. The world is engulfed in the Solidarity revolution; everyone is required to choose which side of the barricade they stand. Kamil wants to be a rebellious opposition writer, but his creative inspirations have abandoned him and he begins to struggle. In order to avoid being conscripted, Kamil is taken to a psychiatric hospital for observation. There, he comes across the manuscript of an excellent novel left behind by an oversensitive roommate who committed suicide. Nobody but Kamil knows about the existence of the masterpiece; a moral dilemma evolves from thereon.

Director: Morgenstern, Janusz

Screenplay: Janusz Morgenstern, Janusz Anderman

Cinematography: Andrzej Ramlau

Music: Michał Lorenc

Film Editor: Elżbieta Kurkowska

Principal Cast: Lesław Żurek, Janusz Gajos, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anna Romantowska, Magdalena Cielecka, Tamara Arciuch, Olaf Lubaszenko Borys Szyc, Edyta Olszówka, Grzegorz Wojdon, Zdzisław Rychter, Marek Kossakowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Zofia Czerwińska, Krzysztof Kolberger, Andrzej Zaborski, Daniel Olbrychski, Wiktor Zborowski, Władysław Kowalski, Wojciech Mecwaldowski

Runtime: 110 minutes

Release Year: 2009

Genre: Drama