ARTUR GROTTGER "FORGING OF WAR SCYTHES"

The insurgents fighting in the January Uprising of 1863 included artists among their number. One of them was Artur Grottger, whose frail health disqualified him from the armed fight, yet he could still use his art in the cause of freedom. The film speaks of an artist’s dilemmas and the process of creating works devoted to the January Uprising.

The painting is part of the collection of the Szépművészeti Múzeum in Budapest.

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MAREK BRODZKI PRODUCED BY WŁODZIMIERZ NIEDERHAUS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AREK TOMIAK PSC SET DESIGN MAREK WARSZEWSKI  PRODUCTION MANAGER ANDRZEJ BESZTAK EDITING WOJCIECH JANAS SOUND ANDRZEJ LEWANDOWSKI, KAROL MAŃKOWSKI COSTUMES KATARZYNA LEWIŃSKA MAKEUP ARTIST KAROLINA KORDAS CAST Andrzej Kłak, Jan Marczewski, Adrian Brząkała, Justyna Kowalska NARRATOR OLGIER ŁUKASZEWICZ

Running time: 16'

Year of production: 2017