The Insurgent 1863 / Powstaniec 1863

dir. Tadeusz Syka

Poland

2023 / 110′ 

International Feature Film Competition

A gripping, epic production told from the perspective of a chaplain –  General Stanisław Brzóska, January Insurgent. He takes the command of  the longest-running insurgent unit fighting against Tsarist Russia. Hunted  by Tsarist officer Maniukin, dubbed the Executioner of Podlasie, Brzóska escapes several times.