KOS
SCARBORN
Trailer
Historical cinema is long-winded and dull? Not when Paweł Maślona gathers a star-studded cast for a work depicting the period preceding the Kościuszko uprising. When "Kos" returns to Poland, he does not come back alone; instead, he has former slave Domingo in tow. Together, they plan to convince the estates of the need for a joint uprising against the occupier. The cunning Russian cavalry captain Dunin is on his heels however and intends to neutralise him.
In einer geschickt montierten Mischung aus Verfolgungsjagd, Intrige, Versteckspiel und Säbelgeklirr betreibt Maślona keinen Heldenkult, sondern nutzt die Geschichte als Ausgangspunkt für eine augenzwinkernde Leinwand-Spinnerei á la Tarantino. Der Publikumserfolg taugt zwar nicht für den Schulunterricht, bietet aber beste Unterhaltung und sahnte 2024 den Hauptpreis beim Filmfestival in Gdynia ab.
In a cleverly edited blend of chase, intrigue, hide-and-seek and sabre-rattling, Maślona does not engage in hero worship, instead using the story as a starting point for a tongue-in-cheek Tarantino-style screen patchwork. Popular success might not provide the material for a school curriculum, it does however offer the best entertainment, this year scooping the main prize at the Gdynia Film Festival.
Text: Rainer Mende
Presented by the Film-, Theater- und Drehbuchfestival Kozzi Pszoniak Stuhr Zielona Góra.
06.11.2024 | 21:30 | Stadthalle (original version with english subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)
10.11.2024 | 21:00 | Glad-House (original version with english subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)
Michał A. Zieliński
Piotr Sobociński Jr
Kacper Habisiak
Anna Anosowicz
Mikołaj Trzaska
Bartosz Bielenia, Jacek Braciak, Robert Więckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Jason Mitchell
Paweł Maślona - Paweł Maślona is a Polish director and screenwriter. He was born in 1983, graduate of Political sciences and Radio and Television Faculty at the University of Silesia in Katowice. His feature film debut PANIC ATTACK (2017) was one of the most spectacular feature debuts on the Polish film scene. The film was screened internationally at the Karlovy Vary IFF 2018 Main Competition and received multiple awards. Paweł has directed several TV shows for major Polish broadcasters, such as TVN and Canal+ Poland. Paweł's films often explore the complexities of human relationships and social issues in contemporary Poland.
