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Moonlighting
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PG,1hr 37min
Genres:
Drama,Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1982
Director:
Jerzy Skolimowski
Distributor:
Channel IV
Starring:
Jeremy Irons, Eugene Lipinski, Jiri Stanislav  ...more
Synopsis: Jeremy Irons portrays Nowak, one of four Polish laborers, living in England. In exchange for a place to stay, Irons and his buddies -- none of whom have British work permits -- agree to renovate their landlord's flat within a limited time-frame. Despite their hectic schedule, the boys agree never to work on Sunday: this is the day that they communicate with their loved ones in Poland. On one such Sunday, however, the Soviets declare martial law in Poland, cutting off all telephone and telegraph service ... Full Synopsis
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When martial law was declared in Poland in 1981 in the wake of the Solidarity uprisings, Polish expatriate filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski wanted to make a film about the crisis. But since it was politically and financially impossible for him to shoot a film in Poland, he structured Moonlighting around a metaphoric story, in which four Polish workers are stranded in London as their nation seals itself ... Full Review
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