The Linnet

Overview

Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.

Directed by Witold Leszczyński

Top cast

Krzysztof Majchrzak

Kaziuk Bartoszewicz

Anna Seniuk

Handzia

Joanna Sienkiewicz

Teacher Jola

Jerzy Block

Józef

Marek Siudym

Michał

T

Tomasz Jarosiński

Ziutek

Franciszek Pieczka

Old Man / God in Kaziuk's Dream

Anna Milewska

Our Lady in Kaziuk's Dream

Arkadiusz Bazak

Delegate from the District

Aleksander Fogiel

Mayor

Jan Jurewicz

Filip

Zbigniew Kaczmarek

Kozak

Jacek Kałucki

Zbyszek

Marek Kępiński

Surveyor

Jan Paweł Kruk

Dunaj

Tadeusz Wojtych

Domin

Wojciech Zagórski

Szymon 'Kuśtyk'

Sylwester Maciejewski

Soldier on the Motorboat (uncredited)

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