Birth Certificate

Story

Synopsis

Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.

Director

Stanisław Różewicz

Writers

Stanisław Różewicz, Tadeusz Różewicz

Language

Polish

Country

Poland

Release date

2 October 1961

Ensemble

Cast

• Henryk Hryniewicz

  Janek

• 

  Wojciech Siemion

  Józef

• Edward Mincer

  Zbyszek

• Andrzej Banaszewski

  Heniek

• Pawel Rózewicz

  Jacek

• Beata Barszczewska

  Mirka

• 

  Zofia Małynicz

  Refuge Manager

• 

  Barbara Rachwalska

  Woman from the Forester

• 

  Mieczysław Stoor

  German Motocyclist

• 

  Janusz Kłosiński

  Shop Owner

• 

  Barbara Wałkówna

• 

  Stanisław Milski

  Neighbour Ciziak