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One train ride. Two brothers. A lifetime of guilt in 83 brutal minutes.
TMDB
63
IMDb
67
Rotten Tomatoes
81
Audience Score
81

Courage (2011)

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Overview

Drama

Alfred and Jerzy take part in a brutal incident: during a train ride, a couple of hooligans harass a young woman. Jerzy stands in her defense. Alfred hesitates and becomes a helpless bystander as his younger brother is thrown off the moving train. 'Courage' is about people whose lives get disturbed by a violent act, which forces them to reveal who they really are.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Więckiewicz's silent guilt could crush stone.

Direction

Zglinski turns cramped train cars into moral pressure cookers.

Best for:Solo: When you want to sit with uncomfortable truths alone.·Rewatch: Second viewing reveals Alfred's micro-expressions of shame.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden brutal assault on moving train, including fatal fall.·Emotional: Unflinching depiction of paralysis in face of evil.
Greg Zglinski

Director

Greg Zglinski

ReleasedNov 18, 2011
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Revenue$253.2K
Opus Film

Top Cast

Robert Więckiewicz

Robert Więckiewicz

Alfred Firlej

Łukasz Simlat

Łukasz Simlat

Jerzy Firlej

Gabriela Muskała

Gabriela Muskała

Viola Firlej

Marian Dziędziel

Marian Dziędziel

Stefan Firlej

Anna Tomaszewska

Anna Tomaszewska

Alfred and Jerzy's Mother

Karolina Kominek

Karolina Kominek

Klara

Paweł Tomaszewski

Paweł Tomaszewski

Paweł 'Kosa' Kosowski

Tomasz Schuchardt

Tomasz Schuchardt

'Silny'

Włodzimierz Adamski

Włodzimierz Adamski

'Senior'

Michał Podsiadło

Michał Podsiadło

'Młody'

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Poland's 'moral anxiety cinema' wave—films confronting national identity through individual cowardice.

Trivia

Zglinski shot the train scenes on actual moving Polish rail lines with zero safety nets for the stunt fall.

YouTube

Courage/ Wymyk, Regie Greg Zglinski_Trailer

Courage/ Wymyk, Regie Greg Zglinski_Trailer

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