TIRANA, April 21 – ‘Warsaw 44,’ an epic historical drama film about young fighters fighting the Warsaw uprising of 1994 made its Albania premiere on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in an event organized by the Polish embassy in Tirana, bringing together politicians, diplomats, art lovers and even Polish expats living and working in Albania.
Addressing the audience before the movie premiere, Poland’s Ambassador to Albania Marek Jeziorski described the movie as a great antiwar message.
“The film is in itself a great antiwar message, what has its importance today as well. Polish-German reconciliation, one of the engines of fruitful cooperation within the European Union, confirms now, after years of tragic experience of the 20th century, that in the relations between nations we are not condemned only to conflicts and disputes,” he said.
Directed by Jan Komasa, best known for his award-winning Suicide Room film, the 2014 production is one of the biggest and most eagerly awaited Polish movies in recent years.
Warsaw 44 is a story about youth, love, courage and sacrifice that is set in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, the bloody armed struggle against the Polish capital’s German occupiers during World War II.
The movie was screened at the Marubi film and multimedia school on April 20.
