Warsaw: Year 5703 (1992)
In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in Warsaw ghetto. Alek, entrusted with undeveloped photos of the horrors within, makes his way to a supposedly safe apartment only to find it occupied by Germans. Another tenant, a pole Stephania, abruptly offers to shelter him in her spacious apartment. She comforts him and they make love that very night. Stefania is uncommonly generous and willing to jeopardize her own safety by hiding a Jew. She even goes to a nearby church and rescues Fryda. But Fryda is ungrateful and proceeds to sabotage the trio's safety in insidious ways.
Director: Janusz Kijowski
Genre: War, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: August 26, 1992
Cast
- Lambert Wilson - Alek
- Hanna Schygulla - Stephania
- Julie Delpy - Fryda
- Władysław Kowalski - Photographe
- Piotr Cieślak - Vicaire
- Paweł Nowisz - Sacristain
- Leon Niemczyk - Officier
- Krzysztof Zaleski - Gestapowiecz
- Tomasz Jarosz - Zolnierska niemiecki
- Marek Kasprzyk - Zolnierz niemiecki
Screenplay
Music: Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz
Cinematography: Przemysław Skwirczyński
Production: Molécule, CCC Filmkunst
Country: Poland, France, Germany
Language: Deutsch, Français
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Janusz Kijowski
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warsaw: Year 5703 about?
- In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in Warsaw ghetto. Alek, entrusted with undeveloped photos of the horrors within, makes his way to a supposedly safe apartment only to find it occupied by Germans. Another tenant, a pole Stephania, abruptly offers to shelter him in her spacious apartment. She comforts him and they make love that very night. Stefania is uncommonly generous and willing to jeopardize her own safety by hiding a Jew. She even goes to a nearby church and rescues Fryda. But Fryda is ungrateful and proceeds to sabotage the trio's safety in insidious ways.
- Who directed Warsaw: Year 5703?
- Warsaw: Year 5703 was directed by Janusz Kijowski.
- Who stars in Warsaw: Year 5703?
- Warsaw: Year 5703 stars Lambert Wilson, Hanna Schygulla, Julie Delpy, Władysław Kowalski, Piotr Cieślak, Paweł Nowisz.
- How long is Warsaw: Year 5703?
- Warsaw: Year 5703 has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is Warsaw: Year 5703?
- Warsaw: Year 5703 is a War, Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Warsaw: Year 5703 produced?
- Warsaw: Year 5703 was produced in Poland, France, Germany.