Warsaw 44

"Love in the times of the Apocalypse."

2014 2h 7m PL

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City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches, the youngest and bravest among them rise up as one and face tyranny fighting street by street, but the price to pay will be high and hard the way to freedom…

“Love in the times of the Apocalypse.”

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Cast

Józef Pawłowski
Stefan Zawadzki
Zofia Wichłacz
Alicja 'Biedronka'
Anna Próchniak
Kama
Antoni Królikowski
Władek 'Beksa'
Maurycy Popiel
'Góral'
Filip Gurłacz
'Rogal'
Michał Mikołajczak
Aleksander
Karolina Staniec
Beata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jan Komasa
Writers: Jan Komasa
Languages: German, Polish
Countries: Poland

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Polish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jan Komasa, shot by Marian Prokop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michał Czarnecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Józef Pawłowski and Zofia Wichłacz and Anna Próchniak carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love in the times of the Apocalypse.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3765326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jan Komasa directs. Marian Prokop behind the camera. Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz scores. Michał Czarnecki cuts. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in German, Polish.

Trivia

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1Released 12 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Polish.
3Directed by Jan Komasa, shot by Marian Prokop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michał Czarnecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Józef Pawłowski and Zofia Wichłacz and Anna Próchniak carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Love in the times of the Apocalypse.".
8IMDB entry: tt3765326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "nazi", "love triangle", "polish resistance", "world war ii".

The technical file

Cinematography: Marian Prokop
Original score: Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Editing: Michał Czarnecki
Production design: Marek Warszewski
Costume design: Dorota Roqueplo
VFX supervisor: David Váňa
Sound: Sebastian Włodarczyk
Stunt coordinator: Jarosław Golec
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Status: Released
Budget: $6,283,170
Original language: PL
IMDB: Warsaw 44 (2014)

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Wuchak2021-12-05
★ 8/10
Hell on Earth in a crumbling city during WW2 After five years of German occupation, youths in Warsaw in 1944 rise up to resist at great cost. Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz and Anna Próchniak play the main protagonists. “Warsaw ’44” (2014) combines the setting of “The Pianist” (2002) with the basic situation of “Enemy at the Gates” (2001) and the brutal action of “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). Like “Pearl Harbor” (2001), it establishes a youthful romance and then follows the players through the carnage. In its own unique way it’s pretty much on par with any of these earlier movies. Once the uprising starts the storytelling becomes pretty chaotic due to the frenzied state of affairs, which might turn off some viewers. There are also 2-3 artistic flourishes, which struck me as curious, but I just rolled with them and enjoyed the cinematic art thereof. In other words, don’t let these eccentric embellishments ruin the experience but rather the opposite. The close that creatively showcases the burning, collapsing city juxtaposed with modern Warsaw is excellently done. At the end of the day, “Warsaw ’44” is enlightening, shocking and… unforgettable. I should add that this is a Polish production with the characters speaking mostly Polish. Needless to say, if you don’t speak Polish you’ll have to utilize the subtitles. The film runs 2 hours, 5 minutes (minus the opening 2.5 minutes of tedious studio credits), and was shot in Warsaw, Poland. GRADE: A-/B+

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