- The soon-to-be-filmed production that will talk about Podhali during World War II is the series “Śleboda”. Its product is SkyShowtime
- The series will talk, at least in part, about the background to the creation of the Goralenvolk concept and how much interest it received among the Highlanders.
- On the other hand, right-wing journalist Witold Gadowski and director Konrad Litschke want to make a feature film about Józef Kuráz “Ogień”.
- Gadowski does not hide that his image will serve as a “counterweight” to the film “White Courage.”
- More similar scripts can be found on the Onet home page
“White Courage”, directed by Marcin Koszalka, tells the story of the residents of Podhali Heights and their difficult choices in the 1940s. In the fall of 1939, the people of the Tatra Mountains received a proposal from the Nazis to turn this ethnic group into a separate nation of highlanders, which, according to German scholars, were supposed to be a Germanic tribe that had disappeared hundreds of years earlier. . However, the idea promoted by some Bodhali grassroots activists before the war did not receive wider attention among the indigenous people of the pre-war Nui Targ region. Only 18% of people collected Highlanders' ID cards (they served as ID cards during the occupation). Highlanders.
Although the reactions of the people of the highlands to the first advertisements for the film were almost hysterical, today we know that the image is not shocking. People who have already seen Koszałka's film say that its plot focuses on the internal conflict between the main characters, rather than the betrayal of the highlanders as a mass movement. The film confirms several times that the percentage of the region's population who decided to cooperate with the Germans was small.
-I wonder if other films will show it this way too, because I've heard that more productions set during the war in Podhali are being prepared. We have to worry again whether they will turn us highlanders into traitors – asks Poronin resident Maria.
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They will start their activity in Poland with a series about… highlanders
The first production announced, which will be filmed soon and will be about Podhali during World War II, is the series “Śleboda”. Its product is SkyShowtime. The streaming platform, a competitor to Netflix, announces the series as its first original project in Poland.
The series is based on the crime and history novel of the same title, published several years ago, written by Malgorzata and Michal Kominski. SkyShowtime has not revealed how accurately the series' script will reflect the reality of the book. However, when the plot of the latter is revealed a little, it is known that the action is likely to be divided into two events located at a great distance. These two plans will overlap with each other.
In the present, a young anthropologist from Krakow will work with a policeman from Podhali to investigate the murder of a young girl found in the Tatra Mountains. Pictures from the past will in turn show the history of the highlands during the German occupation. These two stories will continue when a secret of the war is revealed.
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Witold Gadowski attacks the controversial “The Damned”.
Famous right-wing journalist Witold Gadowski and director Konrad Leckie also announced their feature film about the attitudes of the residents of the Podhali Heights during World War II. As revealed by Gadowski, the film's hero is Józef “Ogień” Kuráń, a cursed soldier working in Podhale during World War II and shortly after its end. Kurach fought first against the Germans and then against the Communists. He also carried out sentences on members of the Juralienfolk.
According to some circles, he is a controversial figure because he and his soldiers were also supposed to have executed Jews and Slovaks.
Witold Gadowski does not hide that the film about “Fire” is supposed to constitute a counterweight to the film “White Courage.”
– I don't know this movie. I haven't watched it yet, but I read the script once. This scenario is very deceptive. Slander of the Highlanders. That is why there is a need for a feature film adaptation based on Józef Kuráz's biography “Ogień”. “We will do it,” Gadowski said in a recent interview with Bologna Christiana online television.
When will the movie be made? This is not exactly known. The creators intend to fund it themselves using money from an online fundraising campaign.
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Filmmaker: These stories are interesting
– Zakopane and Podhali have become a trend among filmmakers. The fate of the Highlanders during World War II is particularly interesting for them – says Maciej Wojak, former Zakopane councilor and film director, in an interview with Onet.
— In my opinion, it is very great that this series is shown on SkyShowtime. But I'm looking forward to the movie about “fire” more. If done correctly, it can be a hit. Joseph Kurash's story is a gem of a screenplay. Mysterious and controversial characters are what viewers want to see today. 'Fire' cannot clearly be evaluated today as a positive character, but it cannot be said that he was completely 'evil'. Filmmakers are drawn to such things.
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