Short Working Day

1995 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 422 VOTES · DIR. Krzysztof Kieślowski

Short Working Day poster

Overview

A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party. [Produced in 1981, but not commercially released until 1996.]

Dialogue Timeline — 543 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:24 Comrades!
00:02:10 On the yard of the Warsaw University the students were chanting a slogan "There's no bread without freedom".
00:05:55 Comrade marshall [Speaker], the upper chamber.
00:08:44 It doesn't matter, I'll take the seal off.
00:13:34 Regardless of what happens, I start every day with winding up my clock.
00:15:43 Maybe you'll go there, to the yard?
00:17:41 - How do you know? - Girls called. People from the metal works told them to go.
00:19:31 No, it can't be hushed up.
00:24:47 But I sense that...
00:27:51 But what if it's the working class and a fair protest?
00:31:28 We'll see if he calls or not! We'll make sure he calls!
00:34:52 And so what?!
00:37:41 They want the increases to be withdrawn.
00:39:42 - But what exactly to demand? - Are you there? Hello?
00:43:50 That's him!
00:48:42 Brutes.
00:51:28 What are you waiting for? Next time you'll be thrown out the window.
00:53:55 - You're just in time. - You can see that I'm here when needed.
00:56:49 I'd like to see it.
01:00:09 - Did you call? - What?
01:02:24 You can believe me. Come on, it's time.
01:04:30 How many people do you have?
01:08:10 So? Let's go. You're with me.
06:15:02 Today is one of the longest days this year.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed543
Dialogue density7.4 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line06:15:02

Production Record

DirectorKrzysztof Kieślowski
LanguagePolish
IMDb votes422