Stones for the Rampart (film)
Stones for the Rampart (Polish: Kamienie na szaniec) is a 2014 Polish drama film directed by Robert Gliński based on the eponymous novel by Aleksander Kamiński.[1]
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Actors playing the main protagonists (from left): Kamil Szeptycki, Marcel Sabat, Tomasz Ziętek and Karol Górski | |
Directed by | Robert Gliński |
Starring | Tomasz Ziętek Marcel Sabat |
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Running time | 1h 51min |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Plot
"To be defeated and not to give in is a victory." Here is the motto, which in life is guided by three young friends: Alek, Zośka and Rudy. Scouts, high school graduates of Warsaw high school making ambitious plans for the future interrupted by September 1939. They enter adulthood in unusually dramatic times that put them ahead of their choice – survive at all costs or join the fighters for a free homeland, risking everything. The boys, raised in patriotic homes, shaped by scout ideals, decide to fight. They become soldiers and although they rub against death every day, they can live life to the fullest. They fight selflessly and with honor. To leave "like stones thrown at God 's lair", leaving behind a great lesson of friendship, honor and love for the homeland[2].
Cast
- Tomasz Ziętek – Jan Bytnar
- Marcel Sabat – Tadeusz Zawadzki
- Kamil Szeptycki – Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski
- Danuta Stenka – Zdzisława Bytnarowa
- Artur Żmijewski – Stanisław Bytnar
- Irena Melcer – Danuta Bytnar
- Magdalena Koleśnik – Maryna Trzcińska
References
- McCahill, Mike (2015-04-16). "Stones for the Rampart: Battle for Warsaw review – all the fun of the fight". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- Kamienie na szaniec (in Polish), retrieved 2020-07-01