Born of the Sea

(Miasto z morza)

Within the time that Poland regained its independence, from 1923-1926, impressive feats were accomplished thanks to the efforts of the Polish Government and its engineers and laborers. In a three year span, the new town of Gdynia was built and its harbor was developed. This tale about work, friendship and love, and about hopes and failures features the main character, Krzysztof Grabien, who arrives from the countryside, together with his friend Wołodia Jazowiecki, to participate in the construction of the Gdynia harbor. He is focused on his objective until he meets a lovely distraction – a Kashubian girl named Lucka Konka.

Director: Kotkowski, Andrzej

Screenplay: Andrzej Kotkowski

Cinematography: Adam Bajerski

Music: Tomasz Gąssowski

Film Editor: Milenia Fiedler

Principal Cast: Małgorzata Foremniak, Julia Pietrucha, Jakub Strzelecki, Paweł Domagała, Marian Dziędziel, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Piotr Polk, Zbigniew Jankowski, Zdzisław Wardejn, Mateusz Banasiuk, Barbara Baryżewska, Krzysztof Bień, Anna Brulińska, Ryszard Chlebuś, Hanna Dunowska, Rafał Dajbor, Grzegorz Duda, Maria Gładkowska, Bartosz Głogowski, Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Krzysztof Gordon, Andrzej Grąziewicz, Sławomir Holland, Krzysztof Janczar, Violetta Seremak-Jankowska, Artur Janusiak, Krzysztof Kalczyński, Katarzyna Kaźmierczak

Runtime: 114 minutes

Release Year: 2009

Genre: Drama