ARTICLE 567

POLISH TITLE: ARTYKUŁ 567

Sławomir Sikora (a prototype of the hero of Krzysztof Krauze’s film The Debt) is released from prison for a three month break after serving ten of the twenty five years of imprisonment he has been sentenced to for double murder. He uses this time to appeal for pardon. He is supported by the ‘Debt’ Citizens’ Committee. In December 2005, after the document is finished, he is pardoned.
 

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
21'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
SCRIPT:
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
DOP:
Radosław Ładczuk
EDITOR:
Radka Franczak
MUSIC:
Tomasz Gwinciński
PRODUCTION:
Studio Filmowe Kalejdoskop

Agnieszka Smoczyńska »

A graduate of the history of art at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (2001), cultural studies at the University of Wroclaw (2002), directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Department at the Silesia University in Katowice (2005) and the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw (2006). The author of short fiction and documentary films: Guanipa (2003), Kapelusz (2003), 3 Love (2004), Orphans (2005), Article 567 (2006). A laureate of many festival awards.