Gods is a drama based on life and work of professor Zbigniew Religa, a prominent Polish heart surgeon who introduced the heart transplant to this part of Europe. The script written by Krzysztof Rak explores three crucial years in Religa's life when he built his team and revolutionized modern Polish medicine.
The film is directed by Łukasz Palkowski, a Polish TV and film director most recognized for his 2007 film Reserve (Paisa Films). Gods was shot on location in Warsaw and the Mazuria and Silesia region between October and November of 2013. The film was produced by Piotr Woźniak-Starak and Krzysztof Rak of Watchout Productions in coproduction with Agora, Born To Film Productions, Digital 35, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium, and Orange with a budget of 6 m PLN including 2 m PLN in production financing from the Polish Film Institute.
The leading role of Zbigniew Religa is played by Tomasz Kot. The cast includes Potr Głowacki, Szymon Piotr Warszawski, Magdalena Czerwińska, Rafał Zawierucha, Marta Ścisłowicz and Karolina Piechota.
"I think this film has great distribution potential because a lot of Poles will be curious to see how Religa's great life work started. We didn't shoot a documentary, but the extensive research done on the work and inventions made by these people can surely give the viewer an insight to how it all took place," Kot told FNE.
The film will open in Polish cinemas on 10 October 2014 distributed by Next Film.
Crew:
Director - Łukasz Palkowski
Screenwriter - Krzysztof Rak
Director of photography - Piotr Sobociński jr PSC
Music - Bartosz Chajdecki
Production design - Wojciech Żogała
Costume design - Ewa Gronowska
Sound - Jarosław Bajdowski, Michał Fojcik MPSE, Bartłomiej Bogacki
Editor - Jarosław Barzan PSM
Production company - Watchout Productions
Producer - Piotr Woźniak-Starak
Creative producer - Krzysztof Rak
Co-production - Agora, Born To Film Productions, Poręczenia
Kredytowe, Digital 35, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium, Orange
Co-financing - Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Distribution - Next Film
Cast:
Tomasz Kot
Piotr Głowacki
Szymon Piotr Warszawski
Magdalena Czerwińska
Rafał Zawierucha
Marta Ścisłowicz
Karolina Piechota
Production contact:
Watchout Productions
Obserwatorów 7, Warsaw
tel. 0048 693 054 516
http://watchoutproductions.pl
Gods by Łukasz PalkowskiWARSAW: Gods, a biopic about a cardiologist who changed the face of Polish medicine, will compete at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival running 15 - 20 September 2014.
Published in
Poland
