1920. War and Love

45min

Drama

War & Politics

Three soldiers who met while each was serving a different partition of Poland form a friendship that lasts after their homeland regains independence.

Episodes

Cast

Return

1. Return

46min

10th Nov 2010

It's 1918, and Russia is plunged into chaos. Three Polish soldiers serving in different armies – Bronek, Władek and Józef – face each other in battle.

Beginning

2. Beginning

43min

9th Mar 2011

March 1920. Władek is posted in eastern Mazovia. Bronek discovers Warsaw's bohemian side. Józef works in the intelligence service and falls in love.

First strike

3. First strike

43min

16th Mar 2011

Bolshevik Aleksandr Sribielnikov launches subversive actions in Poland. As the Kiev mission begins, Józef and Władek are sent to the Ukrainian front.

Treason

4. Treason

41min

23rd Mar 2011

Władek receives the Order of Virtuti Militari from Marshal Piłsudski. Józef and Jadwiga get married. Bronek and Aleksandr struggle with big problems.

Brotherhood

5. Brotherhood

42min

30th Mar 2011

Władek stays at the Olszyński estate, where he tries to get closer to Zosia. Józef still hasn't realized that Jadwiga is not who she claims to be.

Escape

6. Escape

43min

6th Apr 2011

Lulu visits Bronek in prison and reassures him. Jadwiga receives instructions from Sabina. Aleksandr must flee to the East. Józef notices something.

Trenches

7. Trenches

44min

13th Apr 2011

Counterintelligence closes in on Jadwiga's identity. Aleksandr and Tkaczenka's unit tortures a Polish officer, making him reveal valuable information.

Retreat

8. Retreat

44min

20th Apr 2011

Józef heads to the front, leaving Tomek with friends. Bronek is sent to a penal company. Olszyński joins the cavalry. Only women remain at the estate.

To arms!

9. To arms!

46min

27th Apr 2011

Bronek's penal company ends up behind the Bolshevik troops. Józef still doesn't trust Jadwiga. Miecio's fiancée, Pola, wants to become a nurse.

Enslavement

10. Enslavement

43min

4th May 2011

Tkaczenka's unit enters Dąbrówka; looting and rapes ensue. Józef decodes an intercepted Bolshevik telegram. Piłsudski develops a counterattack plan.

Squadron

11. Squadron

44min

11th May 2011

Aleksandr is admitted to the Bolshevik infantry unit. Władek's unit finds an unconscious girl. Polish counterintelligence uses Jadwiga again.

Breakthrough

12. Breakthrough

42min

18th May 2011

The Bolsheviks take Radzymin. Zosia learns some new skills. Bronek takes advantage of the help of an old friend to organize an escape from a POW camp.

White piano

13. White piano

43min

25th May 2011

Władek, Bronek, Józef, Teofil and Zosia enter Dąbrówka with their squadron. The results of Soviet occupation are horrifying and bloody battles ensue.

First air date

10th Nov 2010

Last air date

25th May 2011

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

pl

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