Judges under pressure

Poland2021documentary87'Panorama polskiego dokumentu (2022)

One of the most important documentaries of recent years, it presents a crisis of democracy after 2015, when the Law and Justice party came to power and, paradoxically, law and justice were undermined. The protagonists are people who rebelled against the destruction of the independent judiciary, especially steadfast judges, with Igor Tuleya among them. We can see them at work, in political fervour, as well as in their private lives. The film is a lively account of not-so-distant reality, which is still highly topical.

directed by
Kacper Lisowski, portret reżysera
Kacper Lisowski

Director and cinematographer. He was born in 1972 in Warsaw. He is a graduate of the Cinematographic Department of the Film School in Łódź and the Studio Prób feature programme at the Wajda School. He has worked as a cinematographer on a number of feature and documentary films, including "I’m Looking at You, Mary" (1999), "Chemia" (2009), "The Real End of the Cold War" (2011) or "You Have No Idea How Much I Love You" (2016). He has won the Silver Hobby Horse for his film "Father’s Day" (2014).

cinematography
Kacper Lisowski
script
Iwona Harris, Kacper Lisowski
music
Szumkot , Barekprzestań , Maria Peszek
sound
Marcin Popławski
editing
Bartosz Pietras PSM, Marcin Sołtysik
production
Iwona Harris (Lollipop Films)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Judges under pressure
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