Papusza (film)

Papusza
Film poster
Directed byJoanna Kos-Krauze
Krzysztof Krauze
Written byJoanna Kos-Krauze
Krzysztof Krauze
Produced byLambros Ziotas
StarringJowita Budnik
Zbigniew Waleryś
Antoni Pawlicki
CinematographyKrzysztof Ptak
Wojciech Staroń
Edited byKrzysztof Szpetmański
Music byJan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz
Production
companies
Argomedia Sp. z o.o.
Polish Television – Film Agency (co-production)
Canal+ (co-production)
KADR (co-production)
Distributed byNext Film
Release date
  • July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagesRomani
Polish
Box office$567,530 [1]

Papusza is 2013 Polish feature film directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze, starring Jowita Budnik as lead actress.

The plot revolves around the biography of Romani poet Bronisława Wajs, better known as Papusza (Romani: Lalka) within the Romani community. The film is black and white, with dialogue mainly in Romani.[2]

Cast

The cast is as follows:[3]

  • Jowita Budnik as Papusza (Bronisława Wajs)
  • Zbigniew Waleryś as Dionizy Wajs
  • Antoni Pawlicki as Jerzy Ficowski
  • Andrzej Walden as Julian Tuwim
  • Sebastian Wesołowski as Tarzan, son of Papusza
  • Paloma Mirga as young Papusza
  • Artur Steranko as "lieutenant" Czarnecki
  • Karol Parno Gierliński as Śero Rom (Roma leader)
  • Jerzy Gudejko as minister

Reception

Awards

The film received several awards at national and international film festivals of 2013:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Doll (2013)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ a b ""Papusza" – recenzja". kultura.gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Papusza". filmpolski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2013-11-18.