Poland, 1983. The country is shaken by the case of Grzegorz Przemyk – a high school student beaten to death by militia. Based on true events, the film follows the story of Jurek – the only witness of the beating, who overnight became the number one enemy of the state. The oppressive regime used its whole apparatus – the secret service, militia, the media and the courts – to squeeze Jurek and other people close to the case, including his parents and Przemyk’s mother, Barbara.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 40 min.
- Country, year
- Poland, France, Czechia, 2021
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Language
- Polish
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Jan Paweł Matuszynski
- Screenplay
- Kaja Krawczyk-Wnuk
- Producers
- Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
- Cinematography
- Kacper Fertacz
- Music
- Ibrahim Maalouf
- Cast
- Tomasz Zietek, Sandra Korzeniak, Mateusz Górski
Festivals and awards
Sponsors and partners
- Supported by
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- Supported by
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Director
Jan Paweł Matuszynski
Jan Paweł Matuszynski is a Polish director and a producer of documentary films. In 2016 he won the Golden Lions award at the Gdynia Film Festival for The Last Family and was awarded the Paszport Polityki Award in the film category.
