White Courage () is a 2024 Polish war drama film directed by Marcin Koszałka from a screenplay he wrote with Łukasz M. Maciejewski. Set at the end of 1930s in Podhale, it stars Filip Pławiak and Julian Świeżewski as brothers who come into conflict after the death of their father.
The film was theatrically released in Poland in 8 March 2024. At the 2025 Polish Film Awards, the film led with fifteen nominations and won two awards: Best Actor for Pławiak and Best Supporting Actor for Świeżewski.
Cast Source: Filip Pławiak as Jędrek Zawrat Julian Świeżewski as Maciek Zawrat Sandra Drzymalska as Bronka Wetula Adam Woronowicz as UB officer Jakub Gierszał as Wolfram von Kamitz Andrzej Pieczyński as Jędrek and Maciek's grandfather Marcin Bosak as Opler Wiktoria Gorodeckaja as Helena Nikodem Marecki as Bronka's brother Andrzej Konopka as "Skorus" Wetula, father of Bronka as the mother of Bronka as Zawrat, father of Jędrek and Maciek Marcin Czarnik as the partisan "Piorun" as Bruno Berg as the governor as the governor's wife
Production In July 2020, it was reported that the project received a production grant from the Polish Film Institute. The project was presented at the Polish Days during the 2023 New Horizons Film Festival.
Release White Courage was released theatrically in Poland on 8 March 2024. It garnered more than 273,000 admissions during its theatrical run and became the 27th highest-grossing film of the year in Poland. It competed for the Golden Atlas at the 2024 Arras Film Festival. The film competed at the Directors' Debuts section at the 32nd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage.
Miniseries The three-episode miniseries of the same name was released on Amazon Prime Video on 24 May 2024. It featured scenes cut from the theatrical version.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Polish Film Festival28 September 2024 Best Director Marcin Koszałka Best Screenplay Łukasz M. Maciejewski and Marcin Koszałka Best Actress in a Leading Role Sandra Drzymalska Best Actor in a Supporting Role Julian Świeżewski Zbigniew Cybulski Award28 January 2025Zbigniew Cybulski Award Filip Pławiak Julian Świeżewski Polish Film Awards10 March 2025 Best FilmMarcin Koszałka Best Director Best Actor Filip Pławiak Best Actress Sandra Drzymalska Best Supporting Actor Julian Świeżewski Jakub Gierszał Best Supporting Actress Wiktoria Gorodeckaja Best Screenplay Łukasz M. Maciejewski and Marcin Koszałka Best Cinematography Marcin Koszałka Best Production Design Elwira Pluta Best Makeup and Hairstyling Dariusz Krysiak Best Costume Design Małgorzata Gwiazdecka and Joanna Pamuła Best Film Score Jacek Grudzień Best Sound Michał Fojcik, Tomasz Wieczorek, and Leszek Freund Best Editing Agnieszka Glińska
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