1953. Fight for Hope
Poland2023documentary75'Polish Documentary Panorama
At the time of Poland’s first post-war world championship in boxing, this sport discipline was iconic. In the 1950s, boxing was more popular than football. In ruined Warsaw, a legendary coach, Feliks Stamm, must rebuild the Polish boxing squad to face the most powerful team in the world – that of the USSR. The event is no longer about sport only, it has a political dimension, too. The most titled boxers fight on the Polish team. This memorable championship is shown through the eyes of its witnesses, including Daniel Olbrychski and Tadeusz Olszański.
- directed by
- Q&A guestMarek Jagielski
Born in 1987 in Gliwice. Graduate of Slavic Studies at the University of Warsaw, Directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice and a participant in the Studio Prób course at the Wajda School. Director of short feature films, commercials and, documentary series. As a format director, he created the series 'Farmers. Podlasie'. He is fluent in several languages: Czech, Russian, English, understands Slovak and Ukrainian. "1953 Fight for Hope" is his documentary debut.
- cinematography
- Kacper Sędzielewski
- script
- Marek Jagielski
- animated by
- Julia Mirny, Filip Jagiełło, Jan Roguski
- cast
- Daniel Olbrychski, Zbigniew Raubo, Tadeusz Olszański, Halina Pietrzykowska, Ryszard Kruża, Błażej Brzostek
- music
- Piotr Komorowski
- sound
- Tomasz Sikora
- editing
- Ziemowit Jaworski
- production
- Ewa Latkowska, Stanisław Drozdowski (ZPR Media S. A.)
- Photo