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THE REAL END OF THE COLD WAR

POLISH TITLE: PRAWDZIWY KONIEC ZIMNEJ WOJNY

On 12 March 1999 Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bronisław Geremek, handed to the United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, the act of Poland’s accession to NATO. In such a way, Poland became a member of NATO. The efforts made by Polish politicians and diplomats of various political stands date back to the beginning of the 90s – the collapse of the Warsaw Pact structure and the time of Lech Wałęsa’s presidency. Accession to NATO was the main objective of Polish diplomacy.

In Śniadkowski’s film, the inside story concerning the efforts made by Poland to be accepted as a NATO member is revealed by former Polish Presidents, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Polish diplomats working at the Polish Embassy in the USA. There are also some voices from Russian and American side. Zbigniew Brzeziński recollects the case of Colonel Kukliński as one of the key issues during the negotiations. Partnership for Peace program is also commented upon by Lech Wałęsa in rather bleak terms.

GENRE:
documentary
RUNNING TIME:
52'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Jerzy Śladkowski
SCRIPT:
Jerzy Śladkowski
DOP:
Kacper Lisowski
EDITOR:
Agnieszka Bojanowska, Jakub Śladkowski
MUSIC:
Michał Lorenc
PRODUCTION:
Scorpio Studio Sp. z o.o.

Jerzy Śladkowski »

Outstanding documentary films director. Author of a.o. Vodka Factory, Two Rembrandts in the Garden, My American Family and Tango, gräl och ledbesvär. Tutor at International Academy of Documentary Arts. Born in Radom, from 1982 lives in Sweden. Graduate of  the Department of Clasical Filology at the University of Toruń and Department of Journalism at the University  of Warsaw He collaborates with a number of television channels, including TVP, ZDF and ARTE. Śladkowski has produced and directed over 40 films, mostly documentaries. His picture Swedish Tango won the IDA Award and his documentary Vendetta received Prix Arte for the best European documentary. 

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