''Piłsudski'' is a 2019 Polish biographical

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed and written by

Michał Rosa Michał Rosa (born 27 September 1963 in Zabrze) is a Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or ...

Plot

In 1901, the Polish Socialist Party helped Józef Piłsudski escape from an asylum in Saint Petersburg. After his escape, Piłsudski created

Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party The Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party ( pl, Organizacja Bojowa Polskiej Partii Socjalistycznej, abbreviated ''OBPPS''), also translated as Fighting Organization of the Polish Socialist Party; also known as ''bojówki'' ( paramilita ...

. On 13 November 1904, the first armed attack of the Combat Organization took place in Grzybowski Square during a demonstration. The Combat Organization murdered Russian generals and officers. PPS members accused 'Ziuk' for his methods. In September 1908, PPS performs successful train robbery in Bezdany. In 1914,

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

began, and Piłsudski took it as an advantage. With permission of Austro-Hungarian authorities, he created Legions, which fought against Russian Empire. In 1918, Piłsudski arrived in Warsaw and delivered speech about Poland's revival.

Cast

Borys Szyc Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak (; born Borys Michalak; 4 September 1978) is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician. Life and career He was born in Łódź, Poland. He graduated from High School No. 26 in Łódź. In 2001, he graduated from Wa ...

as Józef Piłsudski *

Magdalena Boczarska Magdalena Jadwiga Boczarska (; born 12 December 1978) is a Polish actress who has appeared in more than 25 feature films since 2001. She has twice received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female): Silver Peacock Award, at the 41st and the 44th Intern ...

as Maria Piłsudska *Jan Marczewski as

Walery Sławek Walery Jan Sławek (; 2 November 1879 – 3 April 1939) was a Polish politician, freemason, military officer and activist, who in the early 1930s served three times as Prime Minister of Poland. He was one of the closest aides of Polish lead ...

Józef Pawłowski Józef Pawłowski (born 29 August 1990) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than ten films since 2011. Biography Józef is the grandson of Jerzy Pawlowski and actress Teresa Szmigielówny. His older brother, Stefan, is also an actor. Sel ...

as Aleksander Sulkiewicz *Maria Dębska as

Aleksandra Piłsudska Aleksandra Piłsudska ( Szczerbińska; 12 December 1882 – 31 March 1963) was a Polish socialist and independence activist, member of Polish Socialist Party and Polish Military Organisation, the second wife of Józef Piłsudski. Life and caree ...

* Eliza Rycembel as Wanda Piłsudska * Tomasz Schuchardt as

Aleksander Prystor Aleksander Błażej Prystor (; 2 January 1874 – 1941) was a Polish politician, activist, soldier and Freemasonry, freemason, who served as 23rd Prime Minister of Poland from 1931 to 1933. He was a member of the Combat Organization of the Polis ...

*Tomasz Borkowski as Józef Kwiatek *Filip Kosior as

Tadeusz Kasprzycki Tadeusz Adam Kasprzycki (16 January 1891, Warsaw – 4 December 1978, Montreal) was a member of the Polish Legions in First World War, major general of the Polish Armed Forces from 1929 and Minister of Military Affairs of Poland from 1935 to 1 ...

*Kamil Szeptycki as

Kazimierz Sosnkowski General Kazimierz Sosnkowski (; Warsaw, 19 November 1885 – 11 October 1969, Arundel, Quebec) was a Polish independence fighter, general, diplomat, and architect. He was a major political figure and an accomplished commander, notable in p ...

*Krzysztof Chodorowski as Władysław Mazurkiewicz *Hubert Kułacz as

Tomasz Arciszewski Tomasz Stefan Arciszewski (; 4 November 1877 – 20 November 1955) was a Polish socialist politician, a member of the Polish Socialist Party and the 31st Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in London fro ...

Filming

The filming took place in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been par ...

, Zgierz,

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

, Kasina Wielka, Tarnawa and

Lubiąż Lubiąż (; german: Leubus) is a village (former city) on the east bank of the Odra (Oder) River, in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately s ...

Lubiąż Abbey Lubiąż Abbey (german: Kloster Leubus; pl, Opactwo cystersów w Lubiążu) is a former Cistercian monastery in Lubiąż, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of southwestern Poland, located about northwest of Wrocław.The monastery is considere ...

was used for filming Saint Petersburg psychiatric hospital scenes. The filming lasted from August 9 to October 3 and from December 8 to December 14 in 2018.

Reception

Marcin Grudziąż gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. In his review, he praised Szyc's acting and scenography but criticized small scale battle scenes, Dębska's acting, and giving up many events.

Accolades

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* * * Józef Piłsudski 2019 films 2010s Polish-language films 2010s Russian-language films 2019 multilingual films Polish historical drama films 2010s historical drama films Polish war drama films Films set in Saint Petersburg Films set in Poland Films shot in Poland Films set in Kraków Films shot in Kraków Films set in Russia Films directed by Michal Rosa {{bio-film-stub Films set in the 1900s Films set in the 1910s Films set in Warsaw