The Birthday

The Birthday (1980)

Radar 24High volatility1h 36mDrama · War

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence the war starts and Warsaw is occupied. In the third sequence he works in the underground resistance. The final sequence takes place during the Warsaw uprising.

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Radar score24/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating8.5
Votes counted2
Trust signalHigh volatility

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