Torowisko (1999)
Using the backdrop of the banality and ordinariness of everyday life in a small provincial town, the film analyses the relationship between two women friends, who struggle to find their way in post-communist Poland. The small events of their lives represent universal feelings of being trapped and lost in a new world, in contrast to the successes of the dark side of democracy - drug dealing, crime and pornography. By its very nature, the film creates a picture of provincial Poland after democracy, but its charm is in the understated relationship between the two friends and the people around them and in the mosaic structure that builds up the film piece by piece.
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Karolina DryznerMaria
Ewa LorskaKrystyna
Ewa DałkowskaMaria's mother
Adam WoronowiczAndrzejMichał LitwiniecRobert
Sławomir OrzechowskiRoman
Marek KalitaZenek
Ewa Konstancja BułhakLazarek's wife
Henryk TalarLazarek
Danuta SzaflarskaDorota GorjainowMovie DNA
Frequently asked questions about Torowisko
What is Torowisko about?
Using the backdrop of the banality and ordinariness of everyday life in a small provincial town, the film analyses the relationship between two women friends, who struggle to find their way in post-communist Poland. The small events of their lives represent universal feelings of being trapped and lost in a new world, in contrast to the successes of the dark side of democracy - drug dealing, crime and pornography. By its very nature, the film creates a picture of provincial Poland after democracy, but its charm is in the understated relationship between the two friends and the people around them and in the mosaic structure that builds up the film piece by piece.
How long is Torowisko?
Torowisko has a runtime of 83 minutes.