Without Anesthesia
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Without Anesthesia (alternative English title: Rough Treatment) is the English-language title for the Polish film Bez znieczulenia, released in 1978, directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered in the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Directed by | Andrzej Wajda |
Written by | Agnieszka Holland Andrzej Wajda |
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Cinematography | Edward Klosinski |
Music by | Jerzy Derfel |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
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According to the screenplay, Without Anesthesia takes place in the 1960s. Jerzy (Zbigniew Zapasiewicz), a well-known journalist and foreign correspondent who reports on wars, revolutions and guerrilla movements in the third world, is a man whose personal life and career are falling apart.
The main character is based on Ryszard Kapuściński, the prominent Polish journalist and author of the "reportage" school.[2]