Warsaw 44
2014 · Movie · 127 min · ★ 6.7 · 64% critics
In occupied Warsaw in August 1944, a group of young people joins a desperate uprising as enemy forces tighten their grip and another army draws near. What begins with hope and unity quickly turns into a brutal, street-by-street fight where survival, loyalty, and love are tested at a devastating cost.
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Details
- Original title
- Miasto 44
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-19
- Language
- PL
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (286 votes)
About
If you want a hard-hitting WWII resistance drama with youthful emotion and relentless intensity, this may land strongly; Not for you if you dislike graphic violence, melodrama, or stylized flourishes—think The Pianist in spirit.
Pros: intense urban warfare; emotional coming-of-age; striking, immersive atmosphere | Cons: chaotic storytelling; melodramatic romance focus; odd stylized moments
Themes
- nazi
- love triangle
- polish resistance
- world war ii
- waffen ss
- based on true story
- warsaw uprising
- nazi occupation
- 1940s
- warsaw, poland
- popular uprising
- war crime
Cast & crew
Józef Pawłowski
as Stefan Zawadzki
Zofia Wichłacz
as Alicja 'Biedronka'
Anna Próchniak
as Kama
Antoni Królikowski
as Władek 'Beksa'
Maurycy Popiel
as 'Góral'
Filip Gurłacz
as 'Rogal'
Michał Mikołajczak
as Aleksander
Karolina Staniec
as Beata
Jaśmina Polak
as Ewa
Tomasz Schuchardt
as Lieutenant Franciszek 'Kobra'
Directed by Jan Komasa