The Roll-Call
A penal gymnastics session is underway during a roll call in a concentration camp. A brutal voice shouts furious commands: "nieder - auf!" (down – up!). One of the prisoners will not obey the commands, another one will almost survive
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Apel |
| Year | 1971 |
| Country | Poland |
| Genre | Animation |
| Director | Ryszard Czekała |
| Runtime | 7 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (22 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its devastating impact through stark minimalism and a relentless, brutal rhythm. It explores the contrast between the mechanical animation of bodies and the defiant human spirit that surfaces in a single act of refusal.
What lingers after viewing is a profound, visceral tension, where each shouted command seems to echo in the mind's own recesses. The ensuing silence becomes deafening. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Ryszard Czekała
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Watch uninterrupted in complete silence, absorbed by its hypnotic pulse.
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