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Warsaw '44

Original title: Miasto 44
  • 20142014
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
6K
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A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jan Komasa
  • Writer
    • Jan Komasa
  • Stars
    • Józef Pawlowski
    • Zofia Wichlacz
    • Anna Próchniak
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jan Komasa
  • Writer
    • Jan Komasa
  • Stars
    • Józef Pawlowski
    • Zofia Wichlacz
    • Anna Próchniak
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 9 nominations

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    Józef Pawlowski and Zofia Wichlacz in Warsaw '44 (2014)
    Anna Próchniak and Zofia Wichlacz in Warsaw '44 (2014)
    Józef Pawlowski in Warsaw '44 (2014)
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    Zofia Wichlacz in Warsaw '44 (2014)
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    Zofia Wichlacz in Warsaw '44 (2014)
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    Józef Pawlowski
    Józef Pawlowski
    • Stefan Zawadzkias Stefan Zawadzki
    Zofia Wichlacz
    Zofia Wichlacz
    • Biedronka (Alicja Saska)as Biedronka (Alicja Saska)
    Anna Próchniak
    Anna Próchniak
    • Kama (Kamila Jedrusik)as Kama (Kamila Jedrusik)
    Antoni Królikowski
    Antoni Królikowski
    • Beksaas Beksa
    Maurycy Popiel
    • Góralas Góral
    Filip Gurlacz
    • Rogalas Rogal
    Michal Mikolajczak
    Michal Mikolajczak
    • Aleksander Saskias Aleksander Saski
    Karolina Staniec
    • Beataas Beata
    Jasmina Polak
    Jasmina Polak
    • Ewaas Ewa
    Tomasz Schuchardt
    Tomasz Schuchardt
    • Kobraas Kobra
    Michal Zurawski
    Michal Zurawski
    • Czarnyas Czarny
    Michal Meyer
    Michal Meyer
    • Pajakas Pajak
    Grzegorz Daukszewicz
    Grzegorz Daukszewicz
    • Mikias Miki
    Piotr Biedron
    • Joeas Joe
    Jan Kowalewski
    • Adamas Adam
    Monika Kwiatkowska
    Monika Kwiatkowska
    • Mother of Stefanas Mother of Stefan
    Filip Szczepkowski
    • Jasas Jas
    Max Riemelt
    Max Riemelt
    • Johann Kraussas Johann Krauss
    • Director
      • Jan Komasa
    • Writer
      • Jan Komasa
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    • Trivia
      500,000 tons of debris were used to show the devastation of the city.
    • Soundtracks
      Clair De Lune
      Written by Claude Debussy

    User reviews46

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    Top review
    10/10
    One of the best war dramas, if not the best one.
    This is the movie that can shatter your mind. It squeezes your throat and doesn't let go till the end. You get it under your skin and when you realize that's it's based on facts you're no longer the same. Although it's shot in a very bright and colorful manner, without visual effects achieved by obscure camera work, it's very dark at the same time. This is the story of a very young man Stefan who is responsible for his family after his father's death on the front of the Second World War. He's not interested in any conspiracy, but when he meets a girl whose name is Ala, by whom he's fascinated and then in love, decides to set himself free from his mother's arms and, against his will, he's involved in the Warsaw Uprising. At the beginning there is fun in the war, typical for immature men, and even in the presence of the first death Stefan shows off his bravery in front of the girl. Everything changes suddenly with the first bullet and with some very tragic moment which he has witnessed. Those two things turn him into a walking dead who loses everything and all he wants is vengeance. The director Jan Komasa pulls the spectator into his movie and with no mercy forces him to experience the real cruelty of war. I have never seen in the cinema such brutality in its pure form, exposed in so natural way and not hidden behind convention. The first scene of Saving Private Ryan comes to my mind when I try to compare the presentation of death during battle, and death at all, in this movie. However here we have one big advantage, Mr. Komasa absolutely deprived his movie of any pathos. This film is simply about death and war burning out feelings, dreams and humanity. It's very realistic, but very fresh in its form with great soundtrack and editing, with some symbolic scenes that may be controversial, mostly in Poland, because Warsaw Uprising is the national tragedy here. It's made on a grand scale without compromise, shot in wide perspectives with great designer production. Undoubtedly this is just a great movie. Maybe I'm a little biased, because I regard previous Komasa's film Suicide Room as the best psychological drama I've ever seen, but I'm just a spectator and this is what I want to experience while watching movies – real emotions.
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    • Oct 8, 2014

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2014 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Official sites
      • official movie site
      • TVP VOD
    • Languages
      • Polish
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Warsaw 44
    • Filming locations
      • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Akson Studio
      • Telewizja Polska (TVP)
      • Orange S.A.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • PLN 24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,795,076
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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