The Mine
Poland2017documentary59'Konkurs polski (2017)
A portrait of three women of different ages who work in the same place. Coal sorting in the Rydułtowy Hard Coal Mine is a tough way to earn a living, yet the protagonists show a lot of spirit. Unfortunately, their everyday struggle is not limited to coal sorting only but involves the most down-to-earth matters, too, such as fighting with clerks to have toilets cleaned in the women’s workplace. Sometimes, their only weapon is a sense of dignity and a sense of humour.
- directed by
- Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz
Award-winning author of several documentary films and television theatre performances. She earned her degree in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and in Film Directing from the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia. Her documentary "I Am a Man" (1986) and award-winning "The Office" (1986) have brought her wide acclaim. For many years, she worked on film portrayals of famous Poles, including Leszek Kołakowski, Czesław Miłosz and Jerzy Grotowski. She is known for her documentaries Gdański "Railway Station" (2008) and biographical "Wiera Gran" (2011). She teaches at the Film Directing Department of the Film School in Łódź.
- cinematography
- Marcin Ściegliński
- script
- Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz
- cast
- Urszula Bombik, Aleksandra Czogała, Krystyna Tworzewska
- sound
- Maciej Kaliński
- editing
- Agnieszka Kowalczyk
- production
- (ATM Grupa S.A.)
- Photo
