Film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, the winner of 2007 Gdynia Film Festival in Platinum Lions lifetime achievement award. Long time director of Kadr Film Studio and the founder and first president of the Polish Filmmakers Association.
Prefect roles by Zdzisław Mrożewski and Marek Walczewski.
The film depicts the overview of Polish society just after the 1st World War, through the short presidency of Gabriel Narutowicz. It portrays the circumstances of the elections and perfectly depicts the spirit of the era. The film shows society’s reaction to the climactic event - the funeral of the assassinated President.
Through the storyline, the director presents the killers last words of just before hearing his sentence entwined with scenes presenting Narutowicz as an enlightened statesman.
A study of roots of political fanaticism and opposite extreme interpretations of patriotism.
30s trailer
Excerpt from the movie
60s trailer
Digital restoration
