The Legions
5.5
2019
2 hr 20 min
Drama
, History
, War
A universal story about entering adulthood in difficult times, growing up to the community. The great history is the background for the love story unfolding in the foreground: Józek, a deserter from the tsarist army who joins the emerging Legions, an intelligence agent for the I Brigade and Women’s Leage member – Ola, and Tadek, her fiancée, a member of Shooting Team.
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- Cast:
- Bartosz Gelner , Wiktoria Wolańska , Mirosław Baka , Jan Frycz , Grzegorz Małecki , Antoni Pawlicki , Borys Szyc
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You won't be disappointed!
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Good movie but grossly overrated
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Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
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Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
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