"Our Revolution" hits cinemas from 11 November: the love story of Grażyna and Jacek Kuroń
Piotr Domalewski's film "Our Revolution", about Grażyna and Jacek Kuroń, opens in Polish cinemas on 11 November. Their love story unfolds against the struggle for a free Poland, from the founding of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR) in 1976 to martial law.
Author: Thames Compass editorial teamPublished: 1 min read
The film weaves private threads together with the fate of the country. Magdalena Popławska plays Grażyna "Gajka" Kuroń, and Arkadiusz Jakubik plays Jacek Kuroń. Gajka died in November 1982, and Jacek left prison in July 1984, almost two years after her death.
Jakubik says this will not be a political story but a love story. The actor wanted to show Kuroń as an ordinary man rather than a figure on a pedestal.
Director Piotr Domalewski says it is a film about feelings. The filmmakers wanted to look at people known from history textbooks and consider how they would have acted in a similar situation.
What we can learn from Jacek Kuroń's thinking
Magdalena Popławska recalls that Kuroń always stressed the importance of dialogue, communication and understanding the other side. Domalewski, for his part, points to the contrast between the Kurońs' attitude and today's lifestyle built around consumption.
Premiere and festivals
The film premiered in the Main Competition of the 51st Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia on 23 September. It is one of seven titles shortlisted to represent Polish cinema in the race for the Oscar.
Sources
- He made a film about Kuroń. "He did not turn success into power"
- The film "Our Revolution", or who still knows how to love like that today?
- Piotr Domalewski on "Our Revolution": we made a film about feelings
- "A beautifully told love story". Arkadiusz Jakubik on the film "Our Revolution"
- What would Jacek Kuroń teach us today? "In a world increasingly preoccupied with itself, he turns out to be needed again"
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