Forum of Independents - Competition 2009 / Wojna polsko-ruska / Poland 2009
This adaptation of the literary debut by Dorota Masłowska, which was also published in the Czech Republic, tells the story of a tough nationalist, homophobe, racist and anti-semite called Silny. The film is a poetic, direct and disturbing portrayal of love, hopelessness and political burnout in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.
This adaptation of the controversial literary debut by the then 18-year-old Polish writer Dorota Masłowska tells the story of a tough nationalist, homophobe, racist and anti-semite called Silny. His girlfriend Magda leaves him and he gets together with the satanist virgin Angela. Together they hang out in the nihilistic environment of drug-dependent urban wretches whom Silny regards with a commentary fed on black humour and paranoia. Snow White and Russian Red is a poetic, direct and disturbing portrayal of love, hopelessness and political burnout in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. It’s just as frenzied and insane (in the positive sense) as the novel and even incorporates Masłowska into the plot (played by Masłowska herself). The film uses various formal approaches in order to achieve the same sense of ferocity and volatility as the book, which was highly acclaimed for its stylistic merits as well. This praiseworthy attempt to adapt a challenging literary model for the screen hovers on the edge of experimentation, however, it unquestionably preserves the clarity and spirit of the original.
108 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere
Director Xawery Żuławski
/ Screenplay Xawery Żuławski podle románu Doroty Masłowské / based on the novel by Dorota Masłowska
/ Dir. of Photography Marian Prokop
/ Music Jan Komar, Filip Kuncewicz
/ Editor Krzysztof Raczyński
/ Producer Jacek Samojłowicz
/ Production Film Media S.A.
/ Cast Borys Szyc, Roma Gąsiorowska, Maria Strzelecka, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Michał Czernecki, Magda Czerwińska, Anna Prus
/ Contact Film Media S.A.
www: www.wojnapolskoruska.pl
Xawery Żuławski (b. 1971, Warsaw), the son of Polish film director Andrzej Żuławski and actress Małgorzata Braunek, studied at the National Film School in Łódź. He gave his debut in 2006 with the feature film Chaos, which earned him the title Best Debut Director at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. He was also involved in the film project Europe 99euro-films.
Film Media S.A.
Mickiewicza 63, 01-625, Warsaw
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Phone: +48 22 424 1624
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Jacek Samojlowicz
Producer, Producer, Producer
Maciej Karpinski
Film Institution Rep., Film Institution Rep.
Xawery Żuławski
Film Director
Maria Strzelecka
Actress
Borys Szyc
Actor
Anna Prus
Actress
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