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Warsaw 44
Directed byJan Komasa
Screenplay byJan Komasa
Produced byMichał Kwieciński
StarringMax 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
CinematographyMarian Prokop
Edited byMichał Czarnecki
Music byAntoni Łazarkiewicz
Release date
  • August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Warsaw 44 is a 2014 Polish war film, originally titled miasto 44 (City 44). The film depicts the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 during the German occupation of Poland.

Story

In the summer of 1944, the Red Army advances from the east in the direction of Warsaw. For that reason, the Home Army launches 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 a underground fighter named Kama. When the uprising is crushed, with heavy casualties and whole city destroyed, both women are killed. Stefan saves himself by retreating to an island in the Vistula River, where he had taught Ala how to swim. As he arrives, he ostensibly sees her there, but in the end, he sits alone.

Background

The film was released on the 70th 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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