I was really surprised by how well made this movie was. It had action, drama, some pretty intense petting with no actual sex on screen and it spans over a period of 19 years, starting with the famous escape of Pilsudski from an insane asylum, all the way to the rise to power after the Great War.
We see Pilsudski's family life, his mistress, his men, his struggles with coping with the party he's created kicking him out and with the fight for Poland's independence.
Prior to last night, I had very little knowledge of Polish history. I only knew it was a great country, filled with proud people, located on a vast territory west of Germany and East of Russia, who used to split it between them as they saw fit.
When he hovers over a map of the world in one scene, we see how small Poland was at the start of the century. Great empires spanned all around it and the people were living in poor conditions.
Acting was good, scenery was well shot, and I could not shake the feeling that the leading role (Borys) looked like Tom Hardy ( :) )
PS: Cinema was filled with a lot of native Polish people who probably didn't need the subtitles that much but they made the atmosphere something different. Live reaction to situations, gasping, applauding, and generally laughing at all of the funny moments.
Well done.
