Republic of Hope (Polish: ''Republika nadziei'') is a 1988

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created by

Zbigniew Kuźmiński Zbigniew Kuźmiński (4 November 1921 – 12 March 2005) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for Polish Golden Lions and has received Gdynia Film Festival's Golden Talar Award in 1987, as well as many other accolad ...

and written by Kuźmiński and Kazimierz Radowicz. Film is based on the

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The Republic of Ostrów (Polish: ''Republika Ostrowska'') which premiered on TVP on June 4, 1986. Set in 1918, the film revolves around two

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families (Kroguleccy and Wodniczakowie) from

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whose lives intersect. At its core, it is the story of the

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( The Tomasz Zan Society) which helped organizing a short-lived

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called the Republic of Ostrów. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Greater Poland uprising (1918–19), Polish youth lives during the age of

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, and a rapidly changing social and political climate. ''Republic of Hope'' earned much critical acclaim and accolades including the 1986 Golden Screen Award. It was filmed between 1984 and 1985 in

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and Schloss Gorkau among others, and released in 1988.

Cast

Andrzej Szczytko Andrzej Szczytko (9 October 1955 – 11 June 2021) was a Polish actor and stage director. Szczytko is the recipient of multiple theatre awards and honours, including the 2016 Witkacy Prize - Critics' Circle Award. He was awarded the Decorati ...

as Feliks Krogulecki * Jolanta Grusznic as Kornelia Biniewska - von Zwirner * Zbigniew Bogdański as Beck * Ryszard Dembiński as Nepomucen Wodniczak, * Jerzy Kamas as Stefan Rowiński *

Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk (15 December 1923 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish actor. Niemczyk developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1960s, known for serious dramas, including historical dramas and war films. He appeared in over ...

as Jost * Michał Pawlicki as profesor Schaps * Czesław Wołłejko as Wojciech Lipski, * Bogusław Augustyn as Włodzimierz Lewandowski * Jacek Guziński as Filip Krogulecki, *

Jan Jankowski Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

as Florian Krogulecki, * Bogdan Kochanowski as Wiktor Urbaniak * Tomasz Mędrzak as Edward Wodniczak * Krzysztof Milkowski as Oskar von Wedow *

Barbara Brylska Barbara Brylska (born 5 June 1941) is a Polish actress who gained critical acclaim in 1960s and was featured in numerous films throughout the countries of the Warsaw Pact including the Soviet Union. She is noted especially for her role as ''Nadya ...

as pani Wodniczakowa, * Alicja Jachiewicz as Kazimiera Rowińska * Bożena Miller-Małecka as Bogusia Wodniczakówna, * Zdzisław Kozień as hrabia Szembek, * Gustaw Kron as mecenas Lange-Wnukowski, * Eugeniusz Kujawski as Kurzezunge *

Witold Skaruch Witold Skaruch (11 January 1930 – 17 February 2010) was a Polish character actor and director. He appeared in films, television shows and miniseries from 1953 until 2009. Skaruch, who was born in Ciechanów, Poland, began his professional actin ...

as Ziegert * Czesław Jaroszyński as Aleksander Dubiski, * Stefan Paska as Mertka, * Tomasz Zaliwski as Walerian Krogulecki

References

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* 1988 films Polish historical films 1980s Polish-language films 1980s historical films {{Poland-film-stub