Operation Hyacinth (film)
| Operation Hyacinth | |
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| Polish | Hiacynt |
| Directed by | Piotr Domalewski |
| Written by | Marcin Ciastoń |
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Production company | ShipsBoy |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Operation Hyacinth (Polish: Hiacynt) is a 2021 Polish film directed by Piotr Domalewski, written by Marcin Ciaston and starring Tomasz Ziętek, Hubert Miłkowski, and Marek Kalita. The drama is based on the Operation Hyacinth (Polish: Akcja "Hiacynt"), which was a secret mass operation of the Polish communist police, carried out in the years 1985–87. 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.