White Courage

Mar 8, 2024

1h 55m

★ 6.2

Overview

The film tells the story of two Highlander brothers – Maciek and Andrzej. After the death of their father, which Andrzej contributed to, and the loss of his beloved Bronka, Andrzej leaves the family home. On his way, he meets the mysterious Wolfram, an anthropologist and climber. He shares with him his mountaineering technique and knowledge about the Prague origins of the highlanders. Andrzej returns to Zakopane, war breaks out. To protect the Highlanders from wartime destruction, he wants to persuade them to cooperate with the Germans. Andrzej and Maciek are standing on opposite sides of the barricade. The brothers' confrontation is bloody and painful.

Genres

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Balapolis

Monolith Films

Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe

Hollman Emea

Regionalny Fundusz Filmowy

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Cast

Andrzej Zawrat

Filip Pławiak

Maciek Zawrat

Julian Świeżewski

Wolfram von Kamitz

Jakub Gierszał

Bronka Wetula

Sandra Drzymalska

Helena

Wiktoria Gorodeckaja

'Skorus' Wetula

Andrzej Konopka

Bronka's Mother

Alona Szostak

Bronka's Sister

Julia Kuzka

Bronka's Brother

Nikodem Marecki

Zawrat, Andrzej and Maciek's Father

Juliusz Chrząstowski

Andrzej and Maciek's Grandfather

Andrzej Pieczyński

Bruno Berg

Rafael Stachowiak

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