Trzynastka . Thirteen – aka The Thirteensome

The film shows the every-day life of a poor female resident of a rural village in the Podkarpacie region, Poland, who raises thirteen children all by herself. It is a shocking, honest and painfully realistic portrait of a family in that region. The widow with thirteen children lives with cats, dogs,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Borzecka, Ewa
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Polish
Published: Telewizja Polska 1997
Poland
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:7da76703-d943-4f53-a58b-4f1566e3c7c0
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Summary:The film shows the every-day life of a poor female resident of a rural village in the Podkarpacie region, Poland, who raises thirteen children all by herself. It is a shocking, honest and painfully realistic portrait of a family in that region. The widow with thirteen children lives with cats, dogs, rabbits and rats in one room. The animals lose out in the fight for survival…
Published:1997