The Secret of Little Rose

Program:

Closing Film

Year:

2023

Country:

Poland

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

106’

MEP Joanna Warczewska, daughter of an outstanding writer, is at the peak of her life. Her thriving political career and family happiness are instantly destroyed by a terrorist attack in which her beloved husband is killed. When fate gives her a new chance in life, another blow hits her. Someone sends her photos and documents undermining her family ties and suggesting that her mother has collaborated with the Security Service in the past. Joanna decides to conduct a historical investigation on her own and unravel the mystery that casts a shadow on her family. What she discovers not only makes her look at her mother in a completely different way, but will also make her find her own identity. Joanna will be forced to face the blackmailer herself and make a choice that will change her life forever.

Schedule

Jan Kidawa-Blonski

Film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Born 1953 in Chorzów. He studied Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, and graduated from the Direction Department of the Lodz Film School. In the years 1982–1991 he was a member of the Silesia Film Studio. He served as head of the Polish Filmmakers Association from 1990 to 1994. He also sat on the board of the Independent Film and Television Producers Association in the years 1997-2001. In 2005, he directed an award-winning film Destined for Blues, which tells the story of his nephew Ryszard Riedel, lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem. In 2010, he won the Golden Lions Award at the 35th Gdynia Film Festival for his film Little Rose.

Filmography: Skazany na bluesa (2005), Rózyczka (2010), W ukryciu (2013)

Creative team

Director

Jan Kidawa-Blonski

Screenplay

Agatha Dominik, Maciej Karpinski

Camera

Lukasz Gutt

Editing

Jan Kidawa-Blonski

Production design

Agnieszka Bartold