80 Million (Polish: 80 milionów) is a 2011 Polish drama film directed by Waldemar Krzystek.[2] The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[3] It is about Polish activists who withdrew 80 million zlotys from Solidarity's accounts hours before the accounts were blocked by martial law in Poland in December 1981. This helped organize Solidarity's underground activities for years.[2]

80 Million
Film poster
Directed byWaldemar Krzystek
Written byKrzysztof Konopka
Waldemar Krzystek
StarringFilip Bobek
Release date
  • 25 November 2011 (2011-11-25)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Box office$680,834[1]

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Reception

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In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Dalton calls the film a "rousing heist thriller" and "an enjoyably upbeat thrill ride and a universal celebration of victory over tyranny".[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "80 Millions (2011)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ a b "80 Million - Poland's 2013 Oscar Candidate". Polish Culture. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ "80 milionów polskim kandydatem do Oscara". Polish Daily News. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ Dalton, Stephen (28 November 2012). "80 Million: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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