Hiacynt (2021)

豆知識

Operation Hyacinth is a 2021 Polish film directed by Piotr Domalewski, written by Marcin Ciastoń and starring Tomasz Ziętek, Hubert Miłkowski, and Marek Kalita. The drama is based on the Operation Hyacinth, which was an operation carried out by the Milicja Obywatelska from 1985 to 1987. Its purpose was to create a national database of all Polish homosexuals and people who were in touch with them. The film was well received by critics.

Production

Director Piotr Domalewski was born in 1983 and grew up in Łomża. After completing his secondary education, he enrolled at the Aleksander-Zelwerowicz Academy for Drama in Białystok and began his study of puppet shows. After his exams, he continued his education until 2009 at the Faculty for Drama at the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków.

Marcin Ciastoń drew inspiration for the screenplay from Operation Hyacinth, an action undertaken by the Polish secret services in the 1980s. The operation targeted the country's gay community, and the material gathered was used to extort men and to enforce their cooperation.

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