Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw Uprising

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 9, 2014

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama, History, Documentary

User Score

71%

Original Title

Powstanie Warszawskie

Production Companies

PISF

Director

Jan Komasa

Description

It tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 through the eyes of a US airman, escaper from the Nazi Stalag camp and two young reporters, cameramen for the Bureau of Information and Propaganda of the Polish Home Army. Their mission: documenting the Uprising by shooting newsreels for the “Palladium” cinema. Looking for the right shots, they go deeper and deeper – literally and figuratively – into the heart of the Uprising. Traumatic truth becomes obvious. Aware of being witnesses of indescribable events, they realize their duties: to document them and preserve the rolls of film at any cost…