The film was made during the brief thaw in Communist censorship that appeared between the formation of Solidarity in August 1980 and its suppression in December 1981 , and as such it is remarkably critical of the Communist regime . Because of this it was banned in 1981 by the Polish government . The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival . It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1981 Cannes Film Festival
1981 Cannes Film Festival
Man of Iron