Warsaw 44

Warsaw 44
Directed by Jan Komasa
Produced by Michał Kwieciński
Screenplay by Jan Komasa
Based on Warsaw Uprising
Starring Max Riemelt
Józef Pawłowski
Zofia Wichłacz
Anna Próchniak
Antoni Królikowski
Maurycy Popiel
Filip Gurłacz
Michał Mikołajczak
Karolina Staniec
Jaśmina Polak
Tomasz Schuchardt
Michał Żurawski
Monika Kwiatkowska
Music by Antoni Łazarkiewicz
Cinematography Marian Prokop
Edited by Michał Czarnecki
Release dates
  • August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02)
Running time
130 minutes
Country Poland
Language Polish

Warsaw 44 is a Polish war film from 2014 and is originally called "miasto 44" (City 44). The film depicts the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

Story

In the summer of 1944, the Red Army moves from east in direction Warsaw. For that reason, the Home Army begins a revolt against the German occupying force. The Underground fighter Stefan joins the armed uprising. He loves nurse Ala, but at the same time he has feelings for underground fighter named Kama. When the uprising is finished with heavy casualties and whole city destroyed, both women are killed. Stefan saves his life by retreating to an island in the river "Weichsel", where he previously taught Ala how to swim. As he arrives, he ostensibly sees her there, but in the end he sits alone.

Background

The film was on the 70 year anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising in Polish cinemas. It received diverse Polish film awards. Its first TV broadcast in Germany was on 2 August 2015 by ZDF.

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