
Go Against the Flow (Idź Pod Prąd)
It’s the 70’s in the small Polish town of Ustrzyki Dolne where the “charismatic and undisciplined student,” Siczka and his friends decide to start a punk rock band and a letter they write to Radio Free Europe is read out on the air. Of course, this is not acceptable to the authorities and before long Siczka finds himself being interrogated by the Secret Police, who have now launched Operation Razor to smash (or slice up) the band. Soviet Poland required everyone to dance to the same music, so strident Western punk rock represents a distinct threat, and the enthusiastic response of the town’s youth makes that threat even more challenging. But, ultimately, even the Secret Police are also caught off guard by both Siczka and this discordant music.
Release date
2024
Director
Wiesław Paluch
Starring
Ignacy Liss, Piotr Głowacki
Genre
drama
Runtime
99 minutes