'' Blind Chance '' ( ) is a Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Bogusław Linda . The film presents three separate storylines , told in succession , about a man running after a train and how such an ordinary incident could influence the rest of the man 's life . Originally completed in 1981 , '' Blind Chance '' was suppressed by the Polish authorities for several years until its delayed release in Poland on 10 January 1987 in a censored form . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival . The film is among 21 digitally restored classic Polish films chosen for '' Martin Scorsese Presents : Masterpieces of Polish Cinema . '' Witek ( Bogusław Linda ) , sitting on an airplane , for some reason screams " No ! " A bleeding person is dragged across a hospital floor . As a child , Witek learns how to write . As an adolescent , Witek dates Czuszka . As an adult , Witek goes to medical school and dates Olga ( Monika Gozdzik ) . Witek ' loses ' his calling after the death of his father . Witek decides to catch a train to Warsaw . There he crashes into a fellow drinking beer . Three different outcomes are shown , each depending on how Witek deals with the obstacles on his way to catching the train and whether or not he catches the train
1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
Blind Chance