In IX century Europe, on the brink of Poland's birth, a cruel prince, Popiel, murders his cousins to ensure his son's succession. His crimes lead to an uprising of his subjects lead by the former commander of Popiel's army, Piastun, and a young hunter and warrior, Ziemowit. Meanwhile Ziemowit falls in love with Dziwa, lovely girl who is to become a priestess in the local temple ...
Production
Lavish pagan temple sets that scream 'we spent the entire budget here.'
Costume
Fur-trimmed everything. Everyone looks like they're cosplaying winter.
Cinematography
Misty forests and firelit rituals—very 'take me back to nature' aesthetic.
Director
Jerzy Hoffman
Daniel Olbrychski
Piastun
Michał Żebrowski
Ziemowit
Bohdan Stupka
Popiel
Małgorzata Foremniak
księżna, żona Popiela
Marina Aleksandrova
Dziwa
Jerzy Trela
Wizun
Ewa Wiśniewska
wiedźma Jarucha
Anna Dymna
Jaga
Katarzyna Bujakiewicz
Mila
Ryszard Filipski
Wisz
Maciej Kozłowski
Smerda, dowódca wojsk Popiela
Andrzej Krukowski
Ludek
Andrzej Pieczyński
Znosek
Dariusz Juzyszyn
jarl Sigvald
Wiktor Zborowski
wiking, tłumacz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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