Poznań 56

The film depicts the momentous and tragic history of the Poznan uprising of 1956. The memory of the director, who was a nine-year-old boy at the time, is the only canvass of the script. The main characters of the black-and-white film are two boys aged ten and twelve. From their perspective, the viewer follows the development of events. From the depths of the gates, through the rails of fences and cluttered backyards, through the eyes of the children we watch the street riots. The film, without action in the literal sense of the word, was made using a reportage technique that perfectly captures the spontaneity of the Poznan uprising. Among other things, the author of the picture depicts the adventures of a young worker Zenek, who becomes the unwitting leader of the protest, and five professors, who by chance find themselves in the very center of events.

Cast

Michał Żebrowski Zenek

Tadeusz Szymków Stachu Kaczmarek, ojciec Piotrka

Mateusz Hornung Piotrek

Arkadiusz Walkowiak Darek

Agata Kulesza Zośka, nauczycielka bohaterów Bronisław Pawlik dziadek Piotrka Robert Więckiewicz robotnik Olaf Lubaszenko czołgista

Grzegorz Wons ojciec Darka

Sława Kwaśniewska ciotka Piotrka

Antonina Choroszy matka Piotrka (w napisach błędna pisownia nazwiska: Horoszy)

Grażyna Korin matka Darka

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