White Courage (2024)
The film tells the story of two Highlander brothers – Maciek and Andrzej. After the death of their father, which Andrzej contributed to, and the loss of his beloved Bronka, Andrzej leaves the family home. On his way, he meets the mysterious Wolfram, an anthropologist and climber. He shares with him his mountaineering technique and knowledge about the Prague origins of the highlanders. Andrzej returns to Zakopane, war breaks out. To protect the Highlanders from wartime destruction, he wants to persuade them to cooperate with the Germans. Andrzej and Maciek are standing on opposite sides of the barricade. The brothers' confrontation is bloody and painful.
Director:
Marcin Koszałka
Writers:
Łukasz M. Maciejewski, Marcin Koszałka.
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Filip Pławiak as Andrzej Zawrat |
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Julian Świeżewski as Maciek Zawrat |
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Jakub Gierszał as Wolfram von Kamitz |
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Sandra Drzymalska as Bronka Wetula |
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Wiktoria Gorodecka as Helena |
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Andrzej Konopka as 'Skorus' Wetula |
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Alona Szostak as Bronka's Mother |
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Julia Kuzka as Bronka's Sister |
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Nikodem Marecki as Bronka's Brother |
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Juliusz Chrząstowski as Zawrat, Andrzej and Maciek's Father |
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Andrzej Pieczyński as Andrzej and Maciek's Grandfather |
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Rafael Stachowiak as Bruno Berg |
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Joachim Paul Assböck as Governor |
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Katarzyna Zawadzka as Governor's Wife |
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Adam Woronowicz as UB Officer |
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Marcin Bosak as Opler |
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Marcin Czarnik as 'Piorun' |
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Jerzy Nasierowski as Conductor |
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Kristóf Szabó as Ballet Master |
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Krzysztof Zawadzki as Aristocrat |
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Rinat Khairullin as Soviet Soldiers Commander |
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Alicja Czarnik as Opler's Wife |
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Dorota Bochenek as Mountaineer Hiding Helena |
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Jan Niemczyk as Young Mountaineer |
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Jan Kardasiński as Pytac |
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Marcin Urbanke as Andrzej's Companion |
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Krzysztof Satała as Andrzej's Companion |
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Józef Więcławek as Andrzej's Companion |
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Marcin Piotrowiak as Andrzej's Companion |
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Jacek Łukaszewski as Old Mountaineer |
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Jan Karpiel Bułecka as Old Mountaineer |
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Stanisław Jaskułka as Old Mountaineer-Blacksmith |
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Tomasz Gąsienica-Mracielnik as Member of the Elders |
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Mieczysław Stoch as Member of the Elders |
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Jacek Gąsienica as Member of the Elders |
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Tadeusz Gąsienica as Member of the Elders |
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Kamil Mrożek as Wolfram's Assistant |
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Andrzej Marcisz as Polish Officer High in the Mountains |
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Marta Sutor as Young Mountaineer-Courier |
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Dariusz Pieróg as Young Mountaineer |
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Filip Staszel as Józek (5 years old) |
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Olgierd Blecharz as Governor's Son |
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Matthias Schlette as |
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Adam Venhaus as German Translator |
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Marek Kossakowski as Berg's Assistant |
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Dorota Ruśkowska as Old Lady |
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Karolina Winarska as Mountaineer Making Out |
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Alicja Bednarz as Mountaineer Making Out |
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Jakub Sporek as Drunk Soldier Making Out with the Mountaineers |
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Wit Steidler as Mountaineer in the Hat |
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Tomasz Mleczek as German Coach |
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Marek Zawadzki as 'White Bear' |
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Oleh Kyrielv as High Degree NKVD Officer |
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Denis Kudijenko as Polish Soldier |
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Kamil Żebrowski as Polish Soldier |
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Rozalia Daszkiewicz as Opler's Daughter |
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Adam Cuppa as Opler's Son (6-7 years old) |
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Łukasz M. Maciejewski as High Degree NKVD Officer |
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Daria Novodier as Actress |
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Magdalena Dębicka as Actress |
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Maria Patykiewicz as Actress |
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Magda Pasierska as Actress |
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Zuzanna Galewicz as Actress |
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Karol Miękina as Actor |
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Michał Sienkiewicz as Actor |
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Julia Kwatro as Woman at the Theater |
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Katarzyna Wilk as Woman at the Theater |
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Katarzyna Janicka as Woman at the Theater |
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Karolina Lewandowska as Governor's Daughter |
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Julianna Lewandowska as Governor's Daughter |
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Alan Polański as Dancer |
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Nikodem Bialik as Dancer |
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Judyta Pakulska as Dancer |
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Flaunette Mafa as Dancer |
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Małgorzata Czyżowska as Dancer |
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Tomasz Cymerman as German |
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Antoni Koszałka as High Degree Ahnenerbe Officer's Son |
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Zofia Koszałka as UB Officer's Lover |
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Krzysztof Gierat as Rabbi |
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Angelika Głowacka as Rabbi's Wife |
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Dominik Fraj as Soviet Soldier |
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Grażyna Szaflarska as Forewoman at the Wedding |
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Bartosz Gomoła as Wolfram's Assistant |
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Michał Żołnowski as Astronomer |
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Barbara Żołnowska as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #1 |
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Marta Żołnowska as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #2 |
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Martyna Ludwig as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #3 |
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Katarzyna Stolarek as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #4 |
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Grażyna Maciejewska as Woman in the Crowd in Front of the Church #5 |
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Artur Junak as Man in the Crowd in Front of the Church #1 |
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Karol Niemczycki as Man in the Crowd in Front of the Church #2 |
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Paweł Tarnawski as TOPR Rescuer |
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Władysław Vermessy as TOPR Rescuer |
| Camera | Marcin Koszałka | Director of Photography |
| Production | Żywia Kosińska | Casting |
| Camera | Walter Sarkowicz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tomasz Grzywka | Grip |
| Camera | Marcin Polar | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Hanna Drzazga | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Zofia Tomalska | Storyboard |
| Visual Effects | Kamil Polak | VFX Supervisor |
| Directing | Aleksandra Polnicka | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Lucjan Mleczko | Grip |
| Visual Effects | Jan Olszewski | VFX Editor |
| Directing | Marcin Koszałka | Director |
| Production | Ewa Krzyżanowska-Łepecka | Casting |
| Camera | Jacek Drofiak | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Marcin Polar | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Marcin Bębenista | Grip |
| Visual Effects | Dominik Kosik | VFX Supervisor |
| Camera | Jan Wierzejski | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert Bębenista | Grip |
| Production | Marcin Koszałka | Casting |
| Directing | Martyna Ludwig | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bolko Targosz | Phantom Operator |
| Lighting | Piotr Michalski | Master Lighting Artist |
| Camera | Przemysław Kamiński | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Krzysztof Hofman | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Maciej Szafnicki | Grip |
| Sound | Filip Robak | Vocals |
| Sound | Barbara Kapica | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Tarasiuk | VFX Supervisor |
| Art | Jan Skolimowski | Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michał Barszczewski | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Bruno Suchłabowicz | Vocals |
| Sound | Tymon Adamczyk | Vocals |
| Sound | Monika Graf | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Hanna Suchłabowicz | Vocals |
| Crew | Robert Bondara | Choreographer |
| Sound | Tomasz Wieczorek | Sound Effects |
| Art | Tomasz Figura | Props |
| Visual Effects | Łukasz Luśnia | VFX Editor |
| Sound | Mikkel Nielsen | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Urszula Lipińska | Translator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Chruściel | Tailor |
| Crew | Stanisław Trebunia Tutka | Choreographer |
| Sound | Michał Fojcik | Sound Director |
| Crew | Kajetan Miros | Stunts |
| Crew | Paweł Kowalski | Stunts |
| Sound | Bartłomiej Magdoń | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Wojciech Iskierka | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Wojciech Kozakiewicz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Marcin Guzak | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Łukasz Sylwester | VFX Editor |
| Sound | Hanna Nowakowska | Vocals |
| Crew | Tomasz Tworkowski | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iryna Getmanets | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Tomasz Lewandowski | Stunts |
| Crew | Krzysztof Mika | Stunts |
| Art | Bartłomiej Skolimowski | Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Pamuła | Costume Design |
| Sound | Michał Fojcik | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malgorzata Gwiazdecka | Costume Design |
| Crew | Maciej Nenko | Stunts |
| Art | Dariusz Rzepecki | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Martyna Nowakowska | Vocals |
| Sound | Maja Zorychta | Vocals |
| Costume & Make-Up | Urszula Nowicka | Tailor |
| Sound | Anna Malarowska | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Bartłomiej Bogacki | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Tomasz Mleczek | Stunts |
| Crew | Marek Kucharski | Translator |
| Production | Zofia Koszałka | Assistant Production Manager |
| Writing | Julia Kwatro | Storyboard |
| Art | Jacek Czechowski | Interior Designer |
| Art | Rafał Wierzbicki | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Jan Rey | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Mikołaj Szmigiel | Vocals |
| Sound | Barbara Kapica | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Marcin Drabicki | Stunts |
| Sound | Krzysztof Cholewa | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dariusz Krysiak | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Sławomir Kurek | Stunts |
| Production | Joanna Jankowska-Flis | Production Manager |
| Production | Artur Junak | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Jakub Kazikowski | Stunts |
| Crew | Remigiusz Kramek | Stunts |
| Production | Robert Feluch | Production Manager |
| Crew | Tomasz Lewandowski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bartłomiej Miziński | Stunts |
| Crew | Dominik Fraj | Script |
| Production | Carolina Pietyra | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Jakub Kostrzewa | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Violetta Adamus | Catering |
| Camera | Adam Golec | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Mirosław Pisarek | Stunts |
| Crew | Mateusz Kamiński | Stunts |
| Crew | Adam Banaszkiewicz | Translator |
| Crew | Jan Mazurkiewicz | Stunts |
| Crew | Tomasz Lipski | Stunts |
| Crew | Elżbieta Kolaska | Catering |
| Crew | Wojciech Konkol | Health and Safety |
| Crew | Agnieszka Pawłowska | Stunts |
| Production | Aleksander Czermiński | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Łukasz Przeorski | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Anna Włoch | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Bartosz Kamiński | Stunts |
| Crew | Szymon Barwiński | Administrative Assistant |
| Production | Michał Kanclerski | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Mariusz Łukomski | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Robert Brzeziński | Stunts |
| Crew | Monika Grabowska | Catering |
| Production | Magdalena Kamińska | Producer |
| Production | Agata Szymańska | Producer |
| Editing | Agnieszka Glińska | Editor |
| Art | Julia Kwatro | Assistant Set Designer |
| Art | Elwira Pluta | Set Designer |
| Art | Michelle Żamojda | Assistant Set Designer |
| Directing | Jakub Rutkowski | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Szczepan Twardoch | Script Consultant |
| Visual Effects | Marta Bródka | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Robert Sowa | Title Designer |
| Sound | Jacek Grudzień | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Łukasz M. Maciejewski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marcin Koszałka | Screenplay |
| Camera | Marcin Polar | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Leszek Freund | Sound |
| Sound | Tomasz Wieczorek | Sound |