1970. Striking workers in communist Poland demonstrate against price increases. In the dignitaries’ offices, tension and violent repression grow as the revolt intensifies.

With procedural clarity, this incisive documentary examines one of the bloodiest protests in Polish history. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Visions du Réel film festival, 1970 draws archive footage, secret telephone recordings, and incredible stop-motion puppetry into a potent formal collage.