Operacja Samum

Operacja Samum

Directed by Władysław Pasikowski

Produced by HBO Polska, Studio D.T. Film

199905.9 / 10

A tense Cold War-era espionage thriller centered on a high-stakes rescue mission in Iraq, balancing personal stakes against geopolitical intrigue.

The war between Iraq and Kuwait is just about to begin. While all foreigners are leaving Iraq, Pawel, a young Polish engineer is captured by the Iraqi Secret Service. His father, a retired secret service operative goes to Iraq to attempt to rescue him not knowing that he is secretly being used as bait. Now, two Polish secret agents have been assigned by the CIA to attempt a rescue mission. The stakes are high, but are they high enough to risk the life of one of the best officers?

Questions people ask

  • Is Operacja Samum scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Operacja Samum violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Operacja Samum easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Operacja Samum sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Operacja Samum end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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