A young man is confronted with corrupt and vindictive colleagues at work and negligent officials at the hospital where his mother is dying. As he searches quixotically for a steadfast moral code by which to live, he suffers from the knowledge of human frailty and our darker inclinations to do harm.
Stefan's Wife
The original title is "Constans" (PL).
The runtime is 87 minutes (1h 27m).
The film was directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
The screenplay was written by Krzysztof Zanussi.
Cinematography was handled by Sławomir Idziak.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0080561.
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Constans
Released
English, Polski
Poland
