The Gateway of Europe

The Gateway of Europe
Directed by	Jerzy Wójcik
Written by	Andrzej Mularczyk Melchior Wańkowicz Jerzy Wójcik
Produced by	Dariusz Jabłoński Henryk Romanowski
Starring	Alicja Bachleda-Curuś Kinga Preis
Cinematography	Witold Sobociński
Edited by	Milenia Fiedler
Music by	Zygmunt Konieczny
Release date	11 November 1999 (1999-11-11)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

The Gateway of Europe (Polish : Wrota Europy) is a Polish historical film. It was released in 1999. ^[1] In 2001, it received Polish Film Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. ^[2]

Plot

In January 1918, three volunteer nurses came to the field hospital and Polish Corps located in the manor in Ciechinicze (Cichinicze) between Rahačoŭ and Babrujsk. Sophie, one of the nurses, finds her previously missing brother. When the hospital gets into the hands of the Bolsheviks, the sisters must cope not only with patient care, but also the brutality of the enemy soldiers.

Cast

• Alicja Bachleda-Curuś as Zosia
• Kinga Preis as Hala
• Henryk Boukołowski as Dr Mroczek
• Agata Buzek as Henrietta
• Piotr Szwedes as Smagły
• Małgorzata Rudzka as Lasiewska
• Agnieszka Sitek − Ira
• Mariusz Bonaszewski − dr Lesiewski
• Piotr Szwedes − Smagły
• Piotr Adamczyk − Sztyller
• Katarzyna Groniec − Niewidoma
• Magda Teresa Wójcik − Kobieta
• Jan Kozaczuk − Staszewicz
• Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz − kolega Staszewicza
• Andriej Jegorow − Andriej Anczew
• Aleksander Kalinowski − Rudy
• Michał Breitenwald − Żyd
• Jerzy Mularczyk − ranny

References

1. "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
2. "Rozdano Polskie Nagrody Filmowe - Orły 2001". Interia.pl . 23 April 2001. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

External links

• The Gateway of Europe at IMDb