The purpose of the article is the analysis of a linguistic level of one of the most recent films by Władysław Pasikowski – Pokłosie [Aftermath] (2012) through the prism US/THE OTHERS. Its linguistic manifestations harmonize with other elements an audiovisual work is made of. As a leitmotif functioning on a dialogue level, they intensify the picture of a divided community of the village shown in the film. The analysis of the quotes from Pokłosie revealed that the category US/THE OTHERS creatively used in a work of art does not have to be based on a simple contrast or unconditional black and white combination; it may be a system of variable shades and nuances. The use of the opposition US/THE OTHERS by the screenwriter in a different way – from the form of verbal aggression through a rhetorical trick to the assumptions about conceptualization of the world – underlines the aesthetic effect of shock and provocation typical of all Pasikowski’s films.
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