Rose

About

This harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose German soldier husband was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of revenge, nor against plundering Poles who found themselves in desperate straits. Help arrives for Rose in the form of Tadeusz, a former officer in the Polish Home Army who deserted after he saw his wife raped and murdered by Russian troops and is attempting to hide his identity.

This bleak portrait of rural survival strips away the usual heroism of war films to focus on the brutal vulnerability of a woman left alone. It captures the terrifying reality of a landscape where both invading armies and desperate locals pose equal threats to a single household.