How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape

Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski

Produced by PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"

197086 min7.6 / 10

A farcical wartime adventure built on absurdist mistaken identity, where a bumbling soldier's accidental actions spiral into historical consequence.

On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.

Questions people ask

  • Is How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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