In communist Poland, a police officer tasked with arresting gay men gradually gains sympathy for them and begins to question the brutal system in which he has played so pitiless a role. [ Operation Hyacinth credits: Dir: Piotr Domalewski/ Tomasz Zietek, Hubert Milkowski, Marek Kalita/ 112 min/ Drama, Foreign/ Sexual Liberty, Government as Bigot, Anti-Socialism/ Poland/ 2021/ aka Hiacynt ]
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“Operation Hyacinth has a streak of hopeless nihilism that’s characteristic of the finest noir. Ciastoń’s script, which won the Polish Film Festival’s Best Screenplay award, weaves a compelling and complex web of anger, suspense, and romance while simultaneously indicting the Hyacinth system and its participants.”
–RogerEbert.com
“The stale nicotine-stained misery of the normalcy pedalled as ‘lawful’ is bleak enough to make you root for the triumph of individuality.”
–The Pink Lens
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Related Film: Improper Conduct
Book: iOperation Hyacinth: The Story of Forbidden Love