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When the Sun Was God - An Ancient Tale
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Director: |
Jerzy Hoffman |
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Screenplay: |
Jerzy Hoffman, Jozef Hen |
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Cinematography |
Pawel Lebieszew , Jerzy Goscik |
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Photo gallery: |
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Music: |
Krzesimir Debski |
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Cast: |
Michal Zebrowski, Malgorzata Foremniak, Bohdan Stupka,
Daniel Olbrychski, Marina Aleksandrowa, Ewa Wisniewska, Jerzy Trela |
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Genre: |
drama |
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Production: |
Poland, Jerzy R. Michaluk, Jerzy Hoffman, Zodiak Jerzy
Hoffman, Film Production SP. Z.O.O. |
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Language: |
Polish with English subtitles |
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Year of release:
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2003 |
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Running time: |
107 minutes |
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Official Polish Web
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www.starabasn.pl |
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Awards, Festival
Screenings and Miscellaneous |
Top Polish blockbuster of 2003 by the
award winning director of "With Fire and Sword" and "The Deluge" |
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Synopsis: |
The events of When the Sun Was God -
An Ancient Tale take place in the 9th century,
a hundred years before Poland accepted Christendom. The lands
surrounding the Goplo Lake are ruled by the
bloodthirsty prince Popiel, who has murdered all his family, in order to
make sure his son inherits the throne. His crimes lead to a peasant revolt.
Ziemovit, a young hunter and warrior, is deeply in love with Dziwa, the
beautiful daughter of Wisz, the peasant. He cannot marry her, however,
because her father offered her to the gods and she was sent to serve the
god Swietowit at his shrine. Ziemowit will not accept the old man's
decision. He decides to fight for the girl.
Meanwhile, he meets Piastun, the ex-commander of the prince's army, and
decides to join him and the peasants in the rebellion against Popiel.
The Prince calls the Viking troops to his aid. This enables him to
withstand the peasant's siege. But the situation changes when Ziemowit
defeats the Viking commander in a duel, and Popiel is left alone with
but a handful of warriors. He locks himself in a stone tower, where as the
legend wants it he is eaten by mice.
The land is free. Ziemowit goes to the shrine to claim his beloved. Love
proves to be stronger than the will of the gods. |
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