Summer 1945. Right after the end of World War II, Tadeusz, a Polish soldier whom the war has deprived of everything, arrives in Masuria, a German territory before the war but granted to Poland afterwards. There he finds Rose, a widow of a German soldier whose death he had witnessed. All alone on a large farm she gives Tadeusz a cold reception, nevertheless she puts him up for the night. Though reluctant to admit it, she needs protection from the looters who pester the farm. Against the background of a landscape devastated by the war, love is born between the two from two disparate worlds..
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 34 min.
- Country, year
- Poland, 2011
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Language
- Polish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Wojciech Smarzowsk
- Screenplay
- Michał Szczerbic
- Cinematography
- Piotr Sobociński Jr.
- Music
- Mikołaj Trzaska
- Cast
- Marcin Dorociński, Agata Kulesza, Kinga Preis, Jacek Braciak
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Grand Prix
- unknown - 1
- nominated for Best Film.
Director
Wojciech Smarzowsk
Wojciech Smarzowski was born in 1963. He graduated of the Cinematography and TV Production Faculty in the Łódź Film School. He has videos, commercials, TV theater performances and movie series under his belt. Rose is his fourth feature.
