Papusza

Director:  Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze
Poland | Roma, Polish
2013 | 131min | B&W
Subtitles: English
Saturday, Nov 1 Club House 1, 5:30 PM

This is the true story of Papusza – the first Roma woman who put her poems into writing and published them, and therefore confronted the traditional female image in the gypsy community. The film follows Papusza’s life from birth to old age: arranged marriage as a small girl, her life in a gypsy tabor before, during and after the Second World War, then forced settlement in communist Poland and urban life in poverty. Her meeting with the Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski, who discovered her great talent for poetry and published her works led to a tragic paradox: a famous poet was living in poverty, rejected by the Roma community, for betraying their secrets. Presented in collaboration with the Polish Institute, New Delhi.

Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze are Poland‘s leading film auteurs. Their work is characterised by a deep humanist approach and respect for their protagonists. Their first collaboration was Dług (Debt), directed by Krzysztof and jointly co-written. The film was recently chosen as the most important Polish production of the past twenty years. Altogether, their films have received more than 120 awards in Poland and around the world.

Credits

Director: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
Producer: Lambros Ziotas
Cinematographer: Krzysztof Ptak, Wojciech Staroń
Editor: Krzysztof Szpetmański
Music: Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz
Production Company: Company Telewizja Polska S.A., Canal+ Polska & Studio Filmowe
Cast: Jowita Budnik, Antoni Pawlicki, Zbigniew Waleryś, Artur Steranko

Festival Appearances & Awards

World Premiere: Karlovy Vary 48.International Film Festival – Grand Jury’s Special Mention,
Main Competition Thessaloniki 54th International Film Festival – Open Horizons,
Audience Award Valladolid 58th International Film Festival- Best Director, Youth Jury Prize, Best Actor
Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2014 London
International Film Festival Chicago
International Film Festival
Haifa International Film Festival