The Institute of National Remembrance, Fish Ladder and Juice present “The Unconquered” – an animated film that shows the fight of Poles for freedom, from the first day of World War II to the fall of communism in 1989.
This is a voice of a sovereign state that had the fourth largest army in the war, suffered the greatest losses and was the only one to fight in the conflict from the first to the last day. Without the Polish perspective one cannot fully understand the course and consequences of World War II.
The film’s premiere was held on the 15th of September, ahead of the 78th anniversary of Soviet invasion. It showed key moments of Poles’ fifty year long fight for freedom. These efforts are presented by a character, who on one hand is a universal symbol of the struggle, and on the other, refers to iconic historical figures such as Capt. Witold Pilecki, Irena Sendler or Witold Urbanowicz. Some of these heroes appear for the first time in modern cinematography: eg. Gen. Stanisław Maczek, Jan Karski and Marian Rejewski.
C r e d i t s
Producer: Institute of National Remembrance
Script: Krzysztof Noworyta, Marcin Kobylecki / Fish Ladder, Rafał Pękała / Institute of National Remembrance
Director: Michał Misiński
Project Coordinator / Institute of National Remembrance: Rafał Pękała
Creative Producers: Krzysztof Noworyta, Marcin Kobylecki/ Fish Ladder
Executive Producer: Natalia Lasota/ Juice
Creative Consultant: Tobiasz Piątkowski
Music Composer: Tommy Zee / Hologram
Postproduction: Juice
History consultants: Michał Mackiewicz, dr Tomasz Ginter, Tadeusz Pamzo
Art Director / CG supervisor: Andrzej Sykut, Tomasz Dyrduła, Selim Sykut
Concept art: Michał Misiński, Igor Piwowarczyk, Krystian Biskup, Maciej Haraf, Wojciech Magierski, Mikołaj Piszczako
Matte painting: Krystian Biskup, Igor Piwowarczyk, Michał Misiński, Zuzanna Gałuszka
Storyboard: Ilona Błaut, Marcin Kuligowski
