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Konopielka 1981

Synopsis

Times of Communist rule in Poland, the Podlasie region, a godforsaken Taplary village. Superstitious residents of the village, separated from the rest of the world by surrounding bogs, live a peaceful life away from the hustle and bustle of city life. One day some county officials and a teacher arrive in the village; they want to install electric wiring and open a school there. However, the Taplary villagers are not happy with the ideas of the newcomers.

Awards

1983 - International Comedy Film Festival, Vevey - Audience Award

1983 - International Comedy Film Festival, Vevey - "Golden Sick" Award (Krzysztof Majchrzak)

1984 - Gdynia Film Festival - Main Prize of the Jury (Witold Leszczyński)

1984 - IFF Haugesund - Main Critics\' Award (Witold Leszczyński)

About

Year of production:

1981

Genre:

drama

Premiere:

13-09-1982

Technical specs:

Black and white, 88 min.

Production:

Perspektywa Film Studio

Filmmakers

Directed by:

Witold Leszczyński

Written by:

Witold Leszczyński

Cinematography by:

Zbigniew Napiórkowski

Edited by:

Łucja Ośko

Music by:

Wojciech Karolak

Sound by:

Jerzy Szawłowski

Set Decoration by:

Maciej Maria Putowski

Costume Designer:

Anna Ostapińska

Production Manager:

Tadeusz Drewno

Cast

Krzysztof Majchrzak (Kaziuk Bartoszewicz),
Anna Seniuk (Handzia, Kaziuk\'s wife),
Joanna Sienkiewicz (teacher Jola)
Jerzy Block (Józef, Kaziuk\'s dad),
Marek Siudym (Michał, Kaziuk\'s brother),
Tomasz Jarosiński (Ziutek, Kaziuk\'s son),
Franciszek Pieczka (old man, God in Kaziuk\'s dream),
Anna Milewska (the Virgin Mary in Kaziuk\'s dream),
Arkadiusz Bazak (district delegate),
Aleksander Fogiel (village mayor),
Jan Jurewicz (Filip),
Zbigniew Kaczmarek (Kozak),
Jacek Kałucki (Zbyszek, land surveyor\'s assistant, teacher\'s lover),
Marek Kępiński (land surveyor),
Jan Paweł Kruk (Dunaj),
Tadeusz Wojtych (Domin),
Wojciech Zagórski (Szymon "Kuśtyk")