SYNOPSIS
A film about the activists of the anti-communist opposition of the 70’s and 80’s in the People’s Republic of Poland who were imprisoned in Warsaw’s Rakowiecka Prison. Although many years have passed since then, for most Poles, the prison on Rakowiecka is still associated with the executions of WWII underground fighters and as the current holding place for prisoners awaiting trial. Few people know that young opposition activists, Solidarity leaders in the 1980s and the 1970s, were often held there. The documentary shows several portraits of the people once imprisoned in Rakowiecka and tells the story of the brutality of that time. The film also illustrates the massive size of the Solidarity movement, the multiplicity of opposition activities, and the sense of fraternity shared by Solidarity activists.
ARKADIUSZ GOŁĘBIEWSKI
Born in 1968 in Ciechanow. Director of Photography, director, producer, and screenwriter. He completed his studies at the National Film School in Łódź . As a director he made his debut in 1998 in the documentary “I am Maryse Boticelise.” He is the initiator of the documentary film festival “Niepokorni, Niezłomni, Wyklęci” (Unruly, Unbreakable, Cursed Festival), which presents films about postwar Polish history that show the role of the Polish underground and the democratic opposition in the fight against the communist regime from 1944-1989.
SCREENINGS
GALLERY THEATRE
(1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL)
SUNDAY, 11/12/2017 1:00 pm.
2016, 54 min, Poland
in Polish with English subtitles
Direction/Reżyseria
ARKADIUSZ GOŁĘBIEWSKI
Script/Scenariusz
ARKADIUSZ GOŁĘBIEWSKI
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
SEBASTIAN KNIZA,
PIOTR WĄSOWSKI,
ARKADIUSZ GOŁĘBIEWSKI
Editing/Montaż
URSZULA RYBICKA
Sound/Dźwięk
AGNIESZKA FALKOWSKA,
STUDIO GOŁĄB
Music/Muzyka
MARCIN POSPIESZALSKI
Produced by/Produkcja
TVP