In Darkness (2011 film)
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In Darkness is a 2011 Polish drama film
directed by Agnieszka Holland
. The film has been selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 84th Academy Awards
. The film was also the first full-length film shown at the 23rd Polish Film Festival in America in Chicago on the Opening Night Gala.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland is a Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. Best recognized for her highly political contributions to Polish cinema, Holland is one of Poland's most prominent filmmakers.-Personal life:...
. The film has been selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2011 and will take place on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. The host was originally going to be Eddie Murphy. However, after Brett Ratner resigned as...
. The film was also the first full-length film shown at the 23rd Polish Film Festival in America in Chicago on the Opening Night Gala.
Cast
- Robert WięckiewiczRobert Więckiewicz-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as Leopold Socha - Benno FürmannBenno FürmannBenjamin "Benno" Fürmann is a German film and television actor.-Life and work:Fürmann was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. By the age of 15 he had lost both his parents. At 17, he had a serious accident while train surfing, and had to spend six weeks in the hospital as a result...
as Mundek Margulies - Agnieszka Grochowska as Klara Keller
- Maria SchraderMaria SchraderMaria Schrader is a German actress, screenwriter, and director. She directed the award winning 2007 film Love Life that was based on a novel by Zeruya Shalev.-Work:...
as Paulina Chiger - Herbert KnaupHerbert KnaupHerbert Knaup is a German film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* Run Lola Run * Marlene * Distant Lights * Jerry Cotton * In Darkness -External links:...
as Ignacy Chiger - Marcin Bosak as Yanek Grossmann
- Krzysztof Skonieczny as Stefek Wroblewski
- Milla Bankowicz as Krystyna Chiger
- Oliwer Stanczak as Pawel Chiger
- Kinga Preis as Wanda Socha
- Weronika Rosati as Woman with child
- Alexandre Levit as Kovalev
- Frank-Michael Köbe as Wilhaus
- Joachim Paul Assböck as Nowak
Awards
- International Valladolid Film Festival (SEMINCI): Best Director Agnieszka HollandAgnieszka HollandAgnieszka Holland is a Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. Best recognized for her highly political contributions to Polish cinema, Holland is one of Poland's most prominent filmmakers.-Personal life:...
See also
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film