Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw Uprising

87 mins | Drama, Documentary, History | May 9, 2014

It tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 through the eyes of a US airman, escaper from the Nazi Stalag camp and two young reporters, cameramen for the Bureau of Information and Propaganda of the Polish Home Army. Their mission: documenting the Uprising by shooting newsreels for the “Palladium” cinema. Looking for the right shots, they go deeper and deeper – literally and figuratively – into the heart of the Uprising. Traumatic truth becomes obvious. Aware of being witnesses of indescribable events, they realize their duties: to document them and preserve the rolls of film at any cost…

Warsaw Uprising

87 mins | Drama, Documentary, History | May 9, 2014

Warsaw Uprising
It tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 through the eyes of a US airman, escaper from the Nazi Stalag camp and two young reporters, cameramen for the Bureau of Information and Propaganda of the Polish Home Army. Their mission: documenting the Uprising by shooting newsreels for the “Palladium” cinema. Looking for the right shots, they go deeper and deeper – literally and figuratively – into the heart of the Uprising. Traumatic truth becomes obvious. Aware of being witnesses of indescribable events, they realize their duties: to document them and preserve the rolls of film at any cost…
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers PISF
Original title Powstanie Warszawskie
Directors Jan Komasa
Writers Piotr C. Śliwowski, Jan Ołdakowski, Joanna Pawluśkiewicz

Cast

Michał Żurawski

as Karol (voice)

Maciej Nawrocki

as Witek (voice)

Mirosław Zbrojewicz

as Prezes (voice)

Agnieszka Kunikowska

as Joanna (voice)

Ewa Kania

as Matka (voice)

Jacek Czyż

as Witek po latach (voice)