Warsaw '44 (2014)

A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.

Director:

Jan Komasa

Writer:

Jan Komasa

Stars:

Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz, Anna Próchniak

13 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Józef Pawlowski	...	Stefan Zawadzki
Zofia Wichlacz	...	Biedronka (Alicja Saska)
Anna Próchniak	...	Kama (Kamila Jedrusik)
Antoni Królikowski	...	Beksa
Maurycy Popiel	...	Góral
Filip Gurlacz	...	Rogal
Michal Mikolajczak	...	Aleksander Saski
Karolina Staniec	...	Beata
Jasmina Polak	...	Ewa
Tomasz Schuchardt	...	Kobra
Michal Zurawski	...	Czarny
Michal Meyer	...	Pajak
Grzegorz Daukszewicz	...	Miki
Piotr Biedron	...	Joe
Jan Kowalewski	...	Adam

Storyline

A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.

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Plot Keywords:

warsaw uprising | year 1944 | pubic hair | male pubic hair | written by director | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Did You Know?

Trivia

500,000 tons of debris were used to show the devastation of the city.

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Soundtracks

Clair De Lune
Written by Claude Debussy

User Reviews

Dreamy and bloody emotional roller-coaster with pop nerve but heavily founded.

WARSAW 44 makes no apologies, asks for no forgiveness, it's a no holds barred assault on the senses. Komasa doesn't care if he offends, if he steps all over stereotypes and clichés, this is film making at it purest. It's great to see a film maker whose work clearly isn't interfeared with by the powers that be.

I went along to the movies not really wanting to see this movie, thinking it was a 'girly' movie, one which had more technical skill rather than a storyline. I was surprised more than anything I could imagine.

I have seen a lot of movies in my time, but this movie just took me by storm. Its uniqueness, ironically enough because it was based on a real life situation was a refreshing change from the usual Hollywood blockbuster. This movie provided a brilliant (pardon the pun) insight into how people especially those young ones cope with a tragic trauma that is war in this case.

Either way it's a roller coaster and one not to be missed! A war film hasn't been done like this before. Maybe it could refer at times to Inglorious Basterds but WARSAW 44 is much more darker and meaningful in tone. Certainly if you're not a fan of Tarantino's style, this may be bit harder to understand, but never-the-less, it is a film which simply has to be seen. No self respecting film fan should miss this. And the performance of young actors... Oscar don't you dare ignore him!!

Details

Official Sites:

official movie site

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish German

Release Date:

19 September 2014 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Warsaw '44

Filming Locations:

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Box Office

Budget:

PLN24,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,795,076

Company Credits

Production Co:

Akson Studio, Telewizja Polska (TVP), Orange S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1