The Closed Circuit

The Closed Circuit

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Release Date

4/5/2013

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

The film is set in the Tricity in 2003, ten years after the end of communism in Poland. The plot, apparently based on the real-life experiences of Kraków businessmen Lech Jerzorny and Paweł Rey, is about three young, talented businessmen who open a high-tech factory. This comes to the attention of the local state ‘mafia’, the local Prosecutor, played by Janusz Gajos, and tax office boss, played by Kasimierz Kaczor, who are both jealous and would like to make money for themselves. We are in Poland, so success must be punished.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

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Revenue

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A grim portrait of how institutional corruption can destroy legitimate ambition in post-communist Poland. The film watches talented entrepreneurs systematically targeted and crushed by the state officials they've threatened through their success.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedAngryBleak

Themes

CorruptionPowerJusticeAmbitionCrime

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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