The Rite of Passage (Mała matura 1947) 14 years old

A couple with two small children (Ludwik is fourteen and Hania is nine) travel from Lwow to a newly liberated Krakow. Ludwik attends a good school and quickly establish friendships. Before the 1946 June "3XTAK” referendum Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, leader of the PSL party, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture, came to Krakow. During his visit Ludwig was involved in a street brawl and consequently, was arrested. In turbulent times in which Ludwik matures, things trivial and silly still verge on the serious and the tragic...

Credits

Artur Żmijewski as Tadeusz Taschke

Antoni Królikowski as Romek Szrama

Sonia Bohosiewicz as Mecenasowa Halberowa

Wiktor Zborowski as Profesor "Syfon"

Marek Kondrat as Profesor Matoń

Wojciech Pszoniak as Major Trzaska

The Rite of Passage Cast

Name	Character
Artur Żmijewski He was 43, now 58 years old	as Tadeusz Taschke
Antoni Królikowski He was 21, now 35 years old	as Romek Szrama
Sonia Bohosiewicz She was 34, now 48 years old	as Mecenasowa Halberowa
Wiktor Zborowski He was 59, now 73 years old	as Profesor "Syfon"
Marek Kondrat He was 59, now 73 years old	as Profesor Matoń
Wojciech Pszoniak He was 68, now 82 years old	as Major Trzaska

The Rite of Passage Crew

Name	Department
Janusz Majewski as Director. He was 78 (now 92) years old	Directing
Janusz Majewski as Screenplay. He was 78 (now 92) years old	Writing

The Rite of Passage (14 years)

Release day: Friday, April 09, 2010
Runtime: 109 minutes