Operation Danube

August 1968. The Polish People’s Army division under the command of Major Grążlowa sets off with “fraternal help” to Czechoslovakia. A worn-out tank “Little Ladybird” moves as the last and gets lost after crossing the border. Major Grążlowa accompanied by her jealous husband grabs a motorbike and starts the pursuit to avoid a penalty for the mess in the division. She also won’t miss a chance to get and humiliate her lover Romek who dumped her right before the announcement of the invasion.

Written by: Jacek Kondracki, Robert Urbański
Director of photography: Jacek Petrycki PSC
Music by: Bartosz Straburzyński
Production design by: Małgorzata Bulanda, Marek Warszewski, Milan Bycek
Sound: Jacek Hamela, Leszek Freud
Editing: Jiri Brozek
Costume design by: Małgorzata Bulanda
Make-up: Janusz Kaleja
Production manager: Michał Szczerbic
Produced by: WFDiF
Producer: Włodzimierz Niderhaus
Co-produced by: In Film Praha
Distributed by: Monolith Films
World sales: Monolith Films, Bontonfilm
Country and year of production: Poland, 2009
Cast: Eva Halubova (Andrea), Jiri Menzel (Oskar), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Grążel), Maciej Stuhr (Florian), Martha Issova (Petra), Monika Zoubkova (Helenka), Przemysław Bluszcz (Romek), Jaroslav Dusek (Gustav), Boleslav Polivka (Jiri), Rudolf Hrusinsky (Michal), Jan Budar (Ota), Votech Dyk (Pavel), Bogdan Grzeszczak (Edek), Joanna Gonschorek (Major Grążlowa), Maciej Nawrocki (Jasiu), Magda Biegańska (Lidka)
Length: 104 min.