Directed by:
Xawery ŻuławskiScreenplay:
Xawery ŻuławskiCinematography:
Marian ProkopCast:
Borys Szyc, Roma Gasiorowska, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Dorota Maslowska, Bartlomiej Firlet, Bodo Kox, Maria Strzelecka, Magdalena Czerwińska, Ewa Kasprzyk (more)Plots(1)
An adaptation of the bestselling novel by Dorota Masłowska (who also appears in the film, Wojna polsko-ruska - the same as the book - divided the Polish critics and public. Seen by some as the Polish version of Trainspotting, Żuławski's film is clearly different from any other movie produced by Polish cinema after 1989. Both hilarious and engrossing, Wojna polsko -ruska tells a story of Silny, a product of the post-communist era in the 21st century. Silny doesn't get on well with his girlfriend Magda. Their love is a constant battle. When he's told in a bar, that Magda has left him for a local bonzo, Silny, full of anger and sorrow, takes the audience on a crazy trip. In his company we meet extravagant women: Andżela - a sensitive goth/emo; Natasza - a barszcz sniffing junkie; Ala - a pseudoreligious seducer...and Dorota Masłowska herself in the role of a policewoman. And of course there is Magda. Always Magda. Can Silny win her back? The outstanding performance by Borys Szyc, an unforgettable Maria Strzelecka, Sonia Bohosiewicz and Roma Gąsiorowska - Wojna polsko-ruska is an absolute must for anyone wishing to learn something real about Poland in AD 2009, even if some of us might disagree with this chaotic, brave and non-conformist picture. (CinEast)
(more)Cast
Borys Szyc
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Welts (2004)
Cold War (2018)
Roma Gasiorowska
Poland
Best movies:
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Oda do radości (2005)
Letters to Santa (2011)
Sonia Bohosiewicz
Poland
Best movies:
The Peasants (2023)
Gods (2014)
Rezerwat (2007)
Dorota Maslowska
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Bartlomiej Firlet
Poland
Best movies:
Clergy (2018)
Letters to Santa (2011)
Planet Single (2016)
Bodo Kox
Poland
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Maria Strzelecka
Poland
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Magdalena Czerwińska
Poland
Best movies:
Gods (2014)
Johnny (2022)
The Mighty Angel (2014)
Ewa Kasprzyk
Poland
Best movies:
The Peasants (2023)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
The Plagues of Breslau (2018)
Anna Prus
Poland
Best movies:
Squadron 303 (2018)
Jedinička (2015)
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Xawery Żuławski
Poland
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Fidelity (2000)
Michał Czernecki
Poland
Best movies:
25 Years of Innocence (2020)
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
Jacek Samojłowicz
Poland
Best movies:
Squadron 303 (2018)
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
The White Raven (1998)
Anna Englert
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Tomasz Józefowicz
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Karolina Skrzypek
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)
Andrzej Czułowski
Best movies:
Snow White and Russian Red (2009)