Operation Hyacinth

Name: Operation Hyacinth
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 13, 2021
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Adrianna Chlebicka, Agnieszka Suchora, Hubert Milkowski, Jacek Poniedzialek, Marek Kalita

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 13, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Adrianna Chlebicka, Agnieszka Suchora, Hubert Milkowski, Jacek Poniedzialek, Marek Kalita, Piotr Trojan, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Tomasz Schuchardt, Tomasz Wlosok, Tomasz Zietek

Summary: Operation Hyacinth is a thriller story set in Poland in the '80s. Robert, a principled young policeman, tracks a serial killer who is targeting gay men. In the course of the investigation, he meets Arek. Robert decides to use him as an informant, not realizing how much this relationship will affect not only his work, but also his personalOperation Hyacinth is a thriller story set in Poland in the '80s. Robert, a principled young policeman, tracks a serial killer who is targeting gay men. In the course of the investigation, he meets Arek. Robert decides to use him as an informant, not realizing how much this relationship will affect not only his work, but also his personal life. [Netflix]… Expand

Director: Piotr Domalewski

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Oct 13, 2021

Had this been made back in the 1940s, it would have fit nicely in the same genre as Detour or The Maltese Falcon. It has a streak of hopeless nihilism that’s characteristic of the finest noir. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 14, 2021

The execution, acting and chilling Soviet Bloc production design are more impressive than any surprise “Hyacinth” struggles to come up with. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Dec 14, 2021

Operation Hyacinth is a thriller, but why the filmmakers chose to talk about a subject like this in a thriller has me a bit confused.

This Polish film is based on an operation on Poland in which police officers tracked down known or perceived homosexuals, entering them into a database andOperation Hyacinth is a thriller, but why the filmmakers chose to talk about a subject like this in a thriller has me a bit confused.

This Polish film is based on an operation on Poland in which police officers tracked down known or perceived homosexuals, entering them into a database and often forcing them to sign confessions or turn on others with blackmail and violence.
Although the operation lasted only two years, more than 11,000 people were registered into that database.

There was one part that reminded me of Al Pacino's Cruising, but that was only for a moment. The paranoia in this story is completely different.

Inevitably the story also involves the latent homosexual desires of its main character, but this doesn't become something that detracts from the main issue. Even with its theme, Operation Hyacinth remains focused as a thriller.

It doesn't conclude strongly, and really barely addresses the discussion, but as a film, I found it more than competent.… Expand

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