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{{Short description|1991 Polish comedy film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Calls Controlled
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| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|pl|Rozmowy kontrolowane}}
| director       = [[Sylwester Chęciński]]
| writer         = [[Stanisław Tym]]
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| story          =
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| producer       =
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* Stanisław Tym
* [[Krzysztof Kowalewski]]
* [[Irena Kwiatkowska]]
* [[Alina Janowska]]
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| cinematography = [[Jerzy Stawicki]]
| editing        =
| music          = [[Jerzy Matuszkiewicz]]
| studio         = Zespól Filmowy "Zodiak"
| distributor    = Helios
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|1991|12|13|Poland}}
| runtime        = 93 minutes
| country        = Poland
| language       = Polish
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'''''Calls Controlled''''' ({{langx|pl|Rozmowy kontrolowane}}) is a Polish [[black comedy film]] directed by [[Sylwester Chęciński]] and released in 1991. It is a sequel to the 1980 film ''[[Teddy Bear (1981 film)|Teddy Bear]]'' and was followed in 2007 by ''[[Ryś (film)|Ryś]]''.

==Synopsis==
In December 1981, Ryszard Ochódzki (nicknamed "Miś"—teddy bear), a communist sympathizer and president of the sports club "Tęcza", is tasked with infiltrating the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] trade union by his acquaintance, Colonel Zygmunt Molibden, with whom he has various clandestine interests, and whose wife he is sleeping with.

Equipped with a Solidarity ID card and a photo taken with [[Lech Wałęsa]], Ochódzki goes to [[Suwałki]], where he falls under [[Martial law in Poland|martial law]]. Through a series of unlikely incidents, he finds himself on the run from the [[Ministry of Public Security (Poland)|secret police (SB)]].

Meanwhile, General Zambik, Molibden's superior, informs him that he is aware of his dealings with Ochódzki. Out of concern for his own career and safety, Molibden decides to have Miś killed. SB lieutenant Jan Nogałka unsuccessfully tries to strangle the fugitive and ends up trapped in a poacher's snare in the forest. Ochódzki seeks refuge with his aunt Lusia in [[Rembertów]], where Molibden finds him and offers to help him escape to Sweden, disguised as a woman. He doesn't keep his word, however, and the plot fails.

On New Year's Eve, Ochódzki hides in a toilet of the [[Palace of Culture and Science]], where all high-ranking dignitaries, including Zambik and Molibden, are celebrating. When he flushes, the entire edifice collapses, leaving Ochódzki as the only one to escape the rubble.

==Cast==
* [[Stanisław Tym]] as Ryszard Ochódzki
* [[Krzysztof Kowalewski]] as Colonel Zygmunt Molibden
* [[Irena Kwiatkowska]] as Aunt Lusia
* [[Alina Janowska]] as Halina Nalezyty
* [[Jerzy Turek]] as coach Wacław Jarząbek
* [[Bożena Dykiel]] as Kokoszka
* [[Marian Opania]] as General Zambik
* [[Jerzy Bończak]] as Morwa

==See also==
* [[Cinema of Poland]]
* [[List of Polish language films]]

==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0102815|title=Calls Controlled}}

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[[Category:1991 films|Controlled Conversations]]
[[Category:1990s Polish-language films|Controlled Conversations]]
[[Category:Films set in Warsaw]]
[[Category:Films set in Poland]]
[[Category:Polish comedy films]]
[[Category:Films set in Podlaskie Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Films set in Masovian Voivodeship]]