Two weeks before Christmas, 1970, the Polish Communist
governmentraised food prices. The next day, Gdansk shipyard workers
refused to goto work and took to the streets. On Thursday December 17,
45 protesterswere shot and killed. The film follows the plight of a
family caught upin the violence. This protest and its brutal suppression
occurred adecade before the Solidarity union emerged to lead the
opposition, butthey were events that were clearly preparative for what
happened later.
Two weeks before Christmas, 1970, the Polish Communist
governmentraised food prices. The next day, Gdansk shipyard workers
refused to goto work and took to the streets. On Thursday December 17,
45 protesterswere shot and killed. The film follows the plight of a
family caught upin the violence. This protest and its brutal suppression
occurred adecade before the Solidarity union emerged to lead the
opposition, butthey were events that were clearly preparative for what
happened later.
