Operation Hyacinth
2021 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.8 · 95% critics
In 1980s communist Poland, a police officer questions the outcome of a murder case tied to Warsaw’s gay community. Pushing against pressure and prejudice, he digs deeper to uncover what really happened and why the investigation went off course.
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Details
- Original title
- Hiacynt
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-08-18
- Language
- PL
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (105 votes)
About
If you enjoy dark, politically charged crime mysteries with a determined investigator and a moody tone, this may click for you; Not for you if you want lighter thrills or fast action like Chucky.
Pros: tense mystery setup; strong sense of place; high-stakes investigation | Cons: heavy subject matter; bleak atmosphere; slow-burn pacing
Themes
- lgbt
- persecution
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Tomasz Ziętek
as Robert
Hubert Miłkowski
as Arek
Adrianna Chlebicka
as Halinka
Tomasz Schuchardt
as Wojtek
Marek Kalita
as Edward
Mirosław Zbrojewicz
Sebastian Stankiewicz
as Maciek
Piotr Trojan
as Kamil
Jacek Poniedziałek
Agnieszka Suchora
as Ewa
Directed by Piotr Domalewski