Holy Week (Polish: Wielki tydzień) is a 1995 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution.[1]
Plot
The film takes place in 1943 in occupied Warsaw. Irena Lilien, a young Jewish woman, hides with her friends. Taken by two Gestapo agents, she bribes them. On the street, she meets her ex-fiancé who takes her to his apartment. The presence of a Jewish woman gives rise to various attitudes among Poles living in the tenement house.
Cast
- Beata Fudalej as Irena Lilien
- Wojciech Malajkat as Jan Malecki
- Magdalena Warzecha as Anna Malecka
- Bożena Dykiel[2] as Mrs. Piotrowska
- Cezary Pazura as Piotrowski
- Wojciech Pszoniak as Zamojski
- Agnieszka Kotulanka as Karska
- Artur Barciś as Zaleski
- Krzysztof Stroiński[3] as Osipowicz
- Michal Pawlicki as Irena's Father
- Maria Seweryn[4] as Marta
- Tomasz Preniasz-Strus as Wladek
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Bozena Dykiel". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Krzysztof Stroinski". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Maria Seweryn". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.