| Piłsudski | |
| Director: | Michał Rosa |
| Cinematography: | Piotr Śliskowski |
| Editing: | Rafał Listopad |
| Music: | Stefan Wesołowski |
| Production Companies: | Kadr |
| Distributor: | Next Film |
| Runtime: | 208 minutes |
| Country: | Poland |
| Language: | Polish Russian |
| Budget: | 14 900 000 zł[1] |
| Gross: | 1,034,548 $[2] |
Piłsudski is a 2019 Polish biographical drama film directed and written by Michał Rosa.[3] [4] [5] [6]
In 1901, the Polish Socialist Party helped Józef Piłsudski escape from an asylum in Saint Petersburg. After his escape, Piłsudski created Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party.
On 13 November 1904, the first armed attack of the Combat Organization took place in Grzybowski Square during a demonstration. The Combat Organization murdered Russian generals and officers. PPS members accused 'Ziuk' for his methods.
In September 1908, PPS performs successful train robbery in Bezdany.
In 1914, World War I began, and Piłsudski took it as an advantage. With permission of Austro-Hungarian authorities, he created Legions, which fought against Russian Empire.
In 1918, Piłsudski arrived in Warsaw and delivered speech about Poland's revival.
The filming took place in Kraków, Lublin, Zakopane, Zgierz, Łódź, Kasina Wielka, Tarnawa and Lubiąż. Lubiąż Abbey was used for filming Saint Petersburg psychiatric hospital scenes. The filming lasted from August 9 to October 3 and from December 8 to December 14 in 2018.[7]
Marcin Grudziąż gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. In his review, he praised Szyc's acting and scenography but criticized small scale battle scenes, Dębska's acting, and giving up many events.[8]
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gdynia Film Festival | Best Actress | Magdalena Boczarska | |
| Best Film | Michał Rosa | ||
| Polish Film Award | Best Actor | Borys Szyc | |
| Best makeup | Dariusz Krysiak, Miroslawa Wojtczak, Waldemar Pokromski | ||