Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.
Top Billed Cast
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Karol Karol
Julie Delpy
Dominique
Janusz Gajos
Mikołaj
Jerzy Stuhr
Jurek
Grzegorz Warchoł
Elegant
Jerzy Nowak
Old Peasant
Aleksander Bardini
Notary
Cezary Harasimowicz
Inspector
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
F Filipe Manuel NetoVerified TMDB Critic
2023-02-10
**I liked it, but the script seems a little too far-fetched.**
Of the three films in Krzysztof Kieslowski's “color trilogy”, this is perhaps the closest to comedy. The plot begins with a couple's divorce: he is Polish and went to France because of her, who is French. Both got married, set up a common life, but the truth is that the couple's sex life is nil, he is not capable of consummating the act. He's not impotent, he's not homosexual, he just seems intimidated by the moment. Not satisfied with that, she keeps the goods, takes everything from her misfortunate ex-husband and threatens...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2023-05-15
This is my favourite of the Kieslowski trilogy - even if it might make you wonder about the efficiency of airport security in future! It all centres around "Karol Karol" (Zbigniew Zamachowski) who is facing divorce from his glamorous wife (Julie Delpy) - on the grounds of non-consummation - and that is going to reduce him to poverty. Luckily, on the Metro platform, he encounters "Mikolaj" (Janusz Gajos) and the two concoct a plan to smuggle him back to his native Poland where he can make his fortune (maybe) and get some revenge on his wife. His journey doesn't quite go to plan, but he eventual...
