---
title: 'The Calm (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Krzysztof Kieślowski'
released: '1980-09-19'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-calm-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075256/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Calm (1980)

1980 · 81 min · Drama · Poland

Original title: Spokój

## Synopsis

The Calm is a film by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made in 1976 but not exhibited until broadcast on Polish television in 1980. It starred Jerzy Stuhr, Izabella Olszewska, and Jerzy Trela. Based on a story by Lech Borski and a screenplay by Kieślowski and Jerzy Stuhr, the film is about a young man who leaves prison after a three-year sentence seeking to start a new life. His dreams of a better life are broken, however, when he is forced into a conflict between a corrupt construction company boss and his fellow workers who go on strike. The Calm was filmed on location in Kraków and completed in 1976, but was banned by the state because of its subject matter—strikes were illegal in Poland during that time. The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time on 19 September 1980. In 1981, The Calm received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Krzysztof Kieślowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-kieslowski)
- **Screenplay:** [Krzysztof Kieślowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-kieslowski), [Lech Borski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lech-borski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piotr Figiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/piotr-figiel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jacek Petrycki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacek-petrycki)
- **Editor:** [Maria Mickiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-mickiewicz)

## Cast

- [Jerzy Trela](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-trela)
- [Izabella Olszewska](https://cinepixo.com/people/izabella-olszewska)
- [Elżbieta Karkoszka](https://cinepixo.com/people/elzbieta-karkoszka)
- [Jerzy Fedorowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-fedorowicz)
- [Feliks Szajnert](https://cinepixo.com/people/feliks-szajnert)
- [Michał Żarnecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/micha-zarnecki)
- [Wiesław Wójcik](https://cinepixo.com/people/wies-aw-wojcik)
- [Krzysztof Wierzbicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-wierzbicki)

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