Based on a script by Andrzej Żuławski, this is a fascinating on-screen dialogue between father and son that combines nostalgia and fury, the sublime with humor, and old-school style with a sharp, penetrating look at Polish reality. The eponymous bird talk is the language used by those excluded from the aggressive majority: a history teacher tormented by children, a teacher of Polish studies fired from his job, a girl who cleans a banker’s villa, a florist with a club foot and a student with a fascination for cinema. Pushed to the margins by the extreme right, they defend themselves with irony, songs and quotes from the classics.

Marian

Józef

Ania

Ala

Ludwik

Lucjan

Florist Maria

Jakubiec

Jakubcowa

Gustaw

Acting

Biology Teacher

PE Teacher

Ludwik's Father

Student Pupunia

Student

Student

Student
September 27, 2019

Marian

Józef

Ania

Ala

Ludwik

Lucjan

Florist Maria

Jakubiec

Jakubcowa

Gustaw

Acting

Biology Teacher

PE Teacher

Ludwik's Father

Student Pupunia

Student

Student

Student
