The Pawnshop
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1h 18m
Dir. Lukasz Kowalski - 81min - 2022 - Poland
Jola and Wiesiek, a couple of extraordinary entrepreneurs, run the biggest pawnshop in south Poland. However, it's best days are behind it, and with the closure of nearby mines and growing unemployment in the city, the inhabitants of "Polish Detroit" pawn increasingly absurd and useless objects. Neither Wiesiek's crazy marketing ideas nor Jola's tender heart can help the failing business. She supports her clients not only with a kind word but also with hot soup or a warm blanket. Although the pawnshop makes a loss, it becomes an important centre of life for the local community. Soon, however, it finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy, and Jola and Wiesiek's relationship is put to the test. With disaster looming, the owners make one last attempt to save the business they love.
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