White Courage
Biała odwaga
Release: 2024-03-08
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 6.5
Drama
War
History
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.
Production Countries
Poland
Production Companies
Balapolis
Monolith Films
Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe
Hollman Emea
Regionalny Fundusz Filmowy
Cast
Julia Kuzka
as Bronka's Sister
Andrzej Pieczyński
as Andrzej and Maciek's Grandfather
Jan Kardasiński
as Pytac
Filip Pławiak
as Andrzej Zawrat
Katarzyna Zawadzka
as Governor's Wife
Łukasz M. Maciejewski
as High Degree NKVD Officer
Stanisław Jaskułka
as Old Mountaineer-Blacksmith
Kristóf Szabó
as Ballet Master
Krzysztof Satała
as Andrzej's Companion
Marek Zawadzki
as 'White Bear'
Wiktoria Gorodecka
as Helena
Rinat Khairullin
as Soviet Soldiers Commander
Adam Woronowicz
as UB Officer
Zuzanna Galewicz
as Actress
Marcin Czarnik
as 'Piorun'
Rafael Stachowiak
as Bruno Berg
Joachim Paul Assböck
as Governor
Sandra Drzymalska
as Bronka Wetula
Krzysztof Zawadzki
as Aristocrat
Andrzej Konopka
as 'Skorus' Wetula
Juliusz Chrząstowski
as Zawrat, Andrzej and Maciek's Father
Adam Venhaus
as German Translator
Julian Świeżewski
as Maciek Zawrat
Marcin Bosak
as Opler
Jerzy Nasierowski
as Conductor
Marek Kossakowski
as Berg's Assistant
Jakub Gierszał
as Wolfram von Kamitz