Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysAPA Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)

Interrogation

Original title: Przesluchanie
  • 19891989
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
Przesluchanie (1989)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Tonia goes out drinking. She wakes up in prison, not having a clue why she's there. She is tortured to encourage her to confess to a crime she is not aware of.Tonia goes out drinking. She wakes up in prison, not having a clue why she's there. She is tortured to encourage her to confess to a crime she is not aware of.Tonia goes out drinking. She wakes up in prison, not having a clue why she's there. She is tortured to encourage her to confess to a crime she is not aware of.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ryszard Bugajski
  • Writers
    • Ryszard Bugajski
    • Janusz Dymek
  • Stars
    • Krystyna Janda
    • Adam Ferency
    • Janusz Gajos
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ryszard Bugajski
  • Writers
    • Ryszard Bugajski
    • Janusz Dymek
  • Stars
    • Krystyna Janda
    • Adam Ferency
    • Janusz Gajos
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 4 nominations

    Photos44

    Adam Ferency and Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Adam Ferency and Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Janusz Gajos and Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Janusz Gajos and Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)
    Przesluchanie (1989)
    Przesluchanie (1989)
    Krystyna Janda in Przesluchanie (1989)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Krystyna Janda
    Krystyna Janda
    • Antonina 'Tonia' Dziwiszas Antonina 'Tonia' Dziwisz
    Adam Ferency
    Adam Ferency
    • Lieutenant Morawskias Lieutenant Morawski
    Janusz Gajos
    Janusz Gajos
    • Major Zawada "Kapielowy"as Major Zawada "Kapielowy"
    Agnieszka Holland
    Agnieszka Holland
    • Communist Witkowskaas Communist Witkowska
    Anna Romantowska
    Anna Romantowska
    • Miroslawa "Mira" Szejnertas Miroslawa "Mira" Szejnert
    Bozena Dykiel
    Bozena Dykiel
    • Honorataas Honorata
    Olgierd Lukaszewicz
    Olgierd Lukaszewicz
    • Konstanty Dziwisz (Tonia's husband)as Konstanty Dziwisz (Tonia's husband)
    Tomasz Dedek
    Tomasz Dedek
    • UB officer "Czesiek" arresting Toniaas UB officer "Czesiek" arresting Tonia
    Jan Jurewicz
    Jan Jurewicz
    • Guardas Guard
    Jaroslaw Kopaczewski
    Jaroslaw Kopaczewski
    • UB officer arresting Toniaas UB officer arresting Tonia
    Zofia Balucka
    • Cell-mateas Cell-mate
    Arkadiusz Bazak
    Arkadiusz Bazak
    • Officer at Name-Day Partyas Officer at Name-Day Party
    Krzysztof Gosztyla
    Krzysztof Gosztyla
    • Alledged victimas Alledged victim
    Antonina Girycz
    Antonina Girycz
    • Cell Top Dogas Cell Top Dog
    O. Jasinska
    Tomasz Lengren
    Tomasz Lengren
    • Major Olchaas Major Olcha
    Katarzyna Laniewska
    Katarzyna Laniewska
    • Orphanage Manageressas Orphanage Manageress
    Kazimierz Meres
    • Officer at Name-Day Partyas Officer at Name-Day Party
    • Director
      • Ryszard Bugajski
    • Writers
      • Ryszard Bugajski
      • Janusz Dymek
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

    More like this

    Man of Marble
    7.7
    Man of Marble
    Dlug
    7.8
    Dlug
    The Promised Land
    7.8
    The Promised Land
    Man of Iron
    7.3
    Man of Iron
    Kanal
    7.9
    Kanal
    Mis
    8.2
    Mis
    Pociag
    7.7
    Pociag
    Bad Luck
    7.4
    Bad Luck
    Our Folks
    7.9
    Our Folks
    Wodzirej
    7.6
    Wodzirej
    Camera Buff
    7.8
    Camera Buff
    Komornik
    6.9
    Komornik

    Storyline

    Edit
    Tonia goes out drinking. She wakes up in prison, not having a clue why she's there. She is tortured to encourage her to confess to a crime she is not aware of.
    • lesbian kiss
    • interrogation
    • inmate
    • humiliation
    • hose
    • 39 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Completed in early 1982, but due to its controversial anti-communist themes, was banned by the Polish government (then under Stalinist rule) for nearly eight years, until it was finally released in December 1989, after the disintegration of the Soviet Bloc.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Girl from the Wardrobe (2012)

    User reviews9

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    No question about the power of 'Interrogation'
    Occasionally a film about which you know nothing comes along and knocks you down. This is even more remarkable when it is 30 years old. It is what in Poland they call a polkownik or 'shelf movie', that is to say a film that was so explosive it had to be put on a shelf and not shown. Bugajski made Interrogation/Przesluchanie in Poland in 1982 and finished principal photography a week before martial law was declared. He then buried the film, literally, in order to keep it from being destroyed. With the end of Polish Communism it resurfaced in 1989, being premiered in the UK in 1990, and was the official Polish entry at Cannes in 1990. The story is compelling: in 1951 a young woman, Tonia Dziwisz, is arrested when she is drunk, and thrown into prison where the UBeks, a major and Lieutenant Morawski, try to force her to spill the beans on Olcha, a war resistance hero she had slept with, in a way that would condemn him to death, regardless of whether what she said was true or false. But it is not just the story that compels, but the way it is made. Much of it is in close-up, a style I am normally wary of, but Bugajski uses it to convey the visceral nature of mental and physical torture. There are some medium shots in the film, and towards the end a long shot is used to convey how distant the outside world has become. But mostly we see the faces of both victims and torturers wrestling with inner demons. Is it true? Yes. It starts in Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon territory, and develops into a cat-and-mouse psychological thriller. I think fiction takes over here, but it only shows how fiction is more powerful and more true than fact. I never have nightmares, but this film gave me one. Highly recommended.
    helpful•17
    2
    • cawkwell500
    • Oct 30, 2012

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • December 13, 1989 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Verhör einer Frau
    • Filming locations
      • Poland
    • Production company
      • Zespól Filmowy "X"
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Przesluchanie (1989)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Przesluchanie (1989) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in May
    See the full list
    Image caption not available
    2:14
    The Most Anticipated Movies and Shows to Watch in May
    Watch the video

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.