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"The Artist Who Opposed The Soviet Dictatorship."

2016

1h 38m

6.5(85 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

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Akson Studio

Telewizja Polska

EC1 Łódź

Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bogusław Linda

Bogusław Linda

Władysław Strzemiński

Bronisława Zamachowska

Bronisława Zamachowska

Nika Strzemińska

Zofia Wichłacz

Zofia Wichłacz

Hania

Aleksandra Justa

Aleksandra Justa

Katarzyna Kobro

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Julian Przyboś

Mariusz Bonaszewski

Mariusz Bonaszewski

Madejski

Rafał Zawierucha

Rafał Zawierucha

Shop Assistant

Jacek Beler

Jacek Beler

Filip Gurłacz

Filip Gurłacz

Konrad

Aleksander Fabisiak

Aleksander Fabisiak

Rajner

Creative team

Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
Written by: Andrzej Mularczyk
Andrzej Wajda
Produced by: Michał Kwieciński

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