The Linnet

Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is sent to the area. She stirs erotic fantasies in Kaziuk. In a stir of frustration Kaziuk cuts down a family tree - a sacrilegious act in the eyes of his family. Going a step further and using a scythe for cutting the rye instead of a sickle brings the whole village against him.

Cast

Krzysztof Majchrzak

as Kaziuk Bartoszewicz

Anna Seniuk

as Handzia

Joanna Sienkiewicz

as Teacher Jola

Jerzy Block

as Józef

Marek Siudym

as Michał

Tomasz Jarosiński

as Ziutek

Franciszek Pieczka

as Old Man / God in Kaziuk's Dream

Anna Milewska

as Our Lady in Kaziuk's Dream

Arkadiusz Bazak

as Delegate from the District

Aleksander Fogiel

as Mayor

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