directed by Jan Komasa, documentary fiction, 85 min, eng subtitles
written by Joanna Pawluœkiewicz, Jan O³dakowski, Piotr C. Œliwowski
with Maciej Nawrocki, Micha³ ¯urawski, Miros³aw Zbrojewicz
Warsaw, 1944. Two brothers, cinematographers from the Information and Propaganda Office of the Polish Resistance, are commissioned to document the course of events of the Uprising. They want to show the ‘real’ war and will do anything to accompany one of the divisions, but that’s not an easy task. Chased away by the soldiers who do not tolerate journalists, the brothers first portray life away from the front: baking bread, kitchen work, gun manufacture. But gradually they enter deeper and deeper – metaphorically and literally – into the heart of the Uprising.
Warsaw Uprising is the first ever non-fiction war drama whose plot was constructed entirely out of original footage filmed in August 1944. Applying the modern method of colorisation and audio reconstruction, tracking down all details (even the fabric dyes used at the time and the type of food served at the resistance canteens) as well as ensuring the cooperation of the best artists – this is a unique project which has no equal anywhere in the world.
Awards
Polish Film Awards, ‘Eagles’, 2015 (Best Documentary Film)
MPSE 2015 (Golden Reel for best sound and music editing)