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POLISH TITLE: OCALENI

Five years ago the roof of an exhibition hall at the Katowice International Fair collapsed during an exhibition of racing pigeons. Out of the total number of 700 visitors and exhibitors, 65 people were killed and 150 people were injured. It was one of the biggest construction disasters in Poland. Now, the tragic events may be revisited thanks to the survivors’ accounts. Their shocking stories make us realize that they will never be able to blot this hellish experience out of their memories.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
24'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Wojciech Szumowski
SCRIPT:
Wojciech Szumowski
DOP:
Wojciech Łuczak
EDITOR:
Tadeusz Talar
PRODUCTION:
TVN

Wojciech Szumowski »

born in 1961 in Krakow. A graduate of the Faculty of Directing at the Lodz Film School. Head of the  documentary section of the TVN station, producer of the TVN History channel. An author of several dozen of documentary films and series broadcast on Polish TV channels, including: W szpitalu wielkim jak świat (1992),
Wyspy szczęśliwe (1993), Miasto utkane z czasu (1995), Kraina złudzeń (1996), Przychodzimy. Odchodzimy
(1997), Umarli modlą się za nas (1997), The First Scream (1999), Pamiętnik rodzinny – The First Scream (2000), Aniołki (2001), Taśmy grozy (2002), Za jakieś 1000 lat (2002), Whiteout. A Journey Beyond the Shadow (2005). An award winner of many festivals, among others, in Italy and China.