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25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE
 
25 LAT NIEWINNOŚCI. SPRAWA TOMKA KOMENDY

 

 

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25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE.

THE CASE OF TOMEK KOMENDA

crime, drama I 2020 I Poland

SUNDAY 21/05/2023 5:30pm 

RITZ CINEMAS

 

 

Original Title:  25 lat niewinności. Sprawa                                   Tomka Komendy

Duration:        112 min

Language:        Polish with English subtitles

Director:  Jan Holoubek

Writer:     Andrzej Gołda

Cast:         Piotr Trojan, Agata Kulesza, Jan Frycz,

                 Andrzej Konopka, Magdalena Różczka,

                 Dariusz Chojnacki 

 

A gripping crime drama based on real events that shocked Poland and made headlines for many months.

 

Tomasz Komenda was 23 when his life was brutally interrupted. Arrested overnight, he was thrown into prison, found guilty, and sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Małgosia. The directorial debut of accomplished Polish cinematographer Jan Holoubek follows the tragic story of a man who had served 18 years in prison before being found innocent in 2018.

 

The film attempts to find answers to questions that are still bothering public opinion: how could this happen and why did an innocent man have to wait 18 years for justice? 

 


"The film draws you in from the first minutes, it is shot with verve and panache, and it does not lack moving and brutal scenes. At the same time, it is devoid of cheap sentimentality. Despite the expected happy ending,  the authenticity and emotions bursting out of the screen feel as if the film was made by the creators of the best American prison dramas" — Onet

"A mixture of the miserablist prison drama and good old-fashioned police procedural, "25 Years of Innocence" plays like Shawshank Redemption stripped of any feel-good moments. A grim yet eventually hopeful examination of a true case of wrongful imprisonment in Poland, this true-life story has the potential to be a crossover success. — DMovies 

"A solid, well-made feature debut (...) [It] is the sort of film that it's impossible to enjoy, while at the same time, you know perfectly well that it's actually pretty good" " — Marta Balaga, Cineuropa

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

WINNER: Grand Jantar Best Director I Debut Film Festival in Koszalin I 2020  

WINNER: Grand Jantar Best Screenplay I Debut Film Festival in Koszalin I 2020 

​WINNER: Audience Award I Debut Film Festival in Koszalin I 2020

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE
RITZ CINEMAS I SUNDAY 21 MAY I 5:30 PM   

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE

25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE

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FESTIVAL DATES

 

 

Program Announced

14 April 2023 

 

Tickets on Sale
16 April 2023

 

Sydney Opening Night 

Sunday 7 May 2023

Festival Dates

7 May  – 4 June 2023

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