written & directed by Leszek Wosiewicz director of photography Andrzej Ramlau PSC music by Wojciech Waglewski production design by Anna Seitz costume design by Aneta Suskiewicz edited by Teo Paganini Sound By Darek Wancerz production manager Iwona Paszkowska cast Magda Cielecka (Irena), Rafał Fudalej (Marek), Piotr Głowacki (Hans), Eryk Lubos (Jowa The Ukrainian), Andrzej Mastalerz (Marek's Father), Gosia Dobrowolska (Marek's Mother), Stanisława Celińska (Neighbour), Sonia Bohosiewicz (Maid) produced by Odysey Films Leszek Wosiewicz, e-mail leswos@gmail.com co-produced by Lightcraft producer Leszek Wosiewicz co-producer Daniel Markowski executive producer Iwona Paszkowska co-financed by The Polish Film Institute distribution & world sales Open
HD / 35 mm, colour, Dolby Surround, ca 95 min.
POLAND 2010
1944. Warsaw is in flames, destroyed by Nazis during the uprising. Marek, poet and dreamer, tries to make his way into the city centre, where his father stayed behind. Irena, a Volksdeutsch woman who collaborates with the Nazis, tries to find her son, who fought in the uprising as a boy scout.
Leszek Wosiewicz
Graduate of psychology at the Jagiellonian University and filmdirecting at the Łódź Film School. Screenwriter, filmand theatre director, producer, lecturer. Produced acclaimed features and documentaries, including The case of Herman The Stoker (Przypadek Hermana Palacza), Dekalog Polska ’93, Breaking the Silence (Przełamując ciszę); Love Under the Shadow of Big Brother (Miłość w cieniu Big Brothera) and multiple television series.
Feature Films: 1982: Christmas Eve ’81 (Wigilia ’81); 1988: Kornblumenblau; 1991; Cynga; 1997: Home Chronicles (Kroniki domowe); 2005: Crossroads Cafe (Rozdroże Cafe); 2010: The Totentanz. Scenes from the Warsaw Uprising (Taniec śmierci. Sceny z PowstaniaWarszawskiego)
