Name: Bilet powrotny
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-01-15
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Anna Seniuk, Leszek Herdegen, Zofia Saretok

An engaging and credible story of the Polish country woman emigrating to Canada in the 1970s

I saw "Bilet powrotny" (Return ticket) on Polish television, and I liked it a lot. "Return ticket" is a story about a young and unsophisticated country woman (Antonina) emigrating to Canada in order to help her beloved son buy a house in the city. To achieve her goals, she even marries a French Canadian (Pierre), whom she doesn't love. I will say no more about the plot so as not to spoil potential viewers enjoying the story. The plot itself is straightforward, engaging, and firmly rooted in the reality of the 1970s, when the black market value of the American or Canadian dollar was incredibly high. But some points of the film are true even today, so it is definitely more than just pure entertainment or a journey to the past. It can still act like a mirror to the people on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. I also enjoyed the acting of Anna Seniuk and Leszek Herdegen (it was the last major film role of Leszek Herdegen) which made the story convincing and gripping and added more depth and human dimension to the characters of Antonina and Pierre.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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A young country woman emigrates to Canada in order to help her beloved son buy a house in the city.

Leszek Herdegen and Anna Seniuk in Bilet powrotny (1979)

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