Completed - POLISH - Drama - 110 minutes
Haunted by her ruthless past, a former high-ranking security officer in Poland’s communist government seeks an audience with the Primate of the Polish Catholic Church, in this compelling drama from Ryszard Bugajski (Interrogation).
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Ryszard BUGAJSKI Writer(s) : Ryszard BUGAJSKI Cast : Maria MAMONA, Małgorzata ZAJĄCZKOWSKA, Janusz GAJOS, Marek KALITA, Bartosz PORCZYK Producer(s) : Ryszard BUGAJSKI (RB FILM SP ZOO)
The film shows an obscure episode from the life of a Stalinist criminal – Colonel of the Office of Public Security, Julia Brystiger. Her nickname was “Bloody Luna” because during interrogations she tortured prisoners with extreme cruelty. At the beginning of 1960s she appeared in Laski near Warsaw, in the Institute for the Blind, where the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, was also a frequent visitor. His imprisonment in the years 1953-1956 was supervised by none other than Julia Brystiger herself. During the difficult and tempestuous conversation with the Primate, Julia Brystiger rejects the communist ideology, asks for her crimes to be forgiven and for help in finding God…
Country(ies) : POLAND
TIFF Focus 2016Toronto - TIFF 2016 Contemporary World CinemaGdynia Film Festival 2016 (Main Competition)Tofifest 2016 ( Polish Films Competition)Camerimage International Film Festival 2016 (Polish Films Competition)Polish Film Festival in America 2016 (Chicago Film Critics Award)Nationwide Festival of the Film Art Prowincjonalia 2017 (Audience Award for Best Actress - Maria Mamona)Fajr International Film Festival 2017 (International Competition)New York Polish Film Festival 2017 ("Beyond the Borders" Award in honor of Krzysztof Kieslowski)New York Polish Film Festival 2017 (Best Actress (Elzbieta Czyzewska Award) - Maria Mamona)Palm Springs International Film Festival 2017 (Focus on Poland)Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2017 (In Competition)Hong Kong International FIlm Festival 2017Waterloo Historical Film Festival 2017 (Official Selection)International Film Festival Niepokalanów 2017 ( In Competition )