State Witness

(Świadek koronny)

A thrilling story about the power of feelings in the world of evil. Gangster Jan Blachowski quits his criminal life for the love of a woman by declaring war against his mafia mob and becomes a state witness. Despite tight security, TV journalist Marcin Kruk manages to get an interview with “Blacha”. The gangster does not know that Kruk has personal reasons for wanting to meet with him. The film was inspired by actual events.

Director: Sypniewski, Jarosław

Screenplay: Wojciech Tomczyk

Cinematography: Marcin Figurski

Music: Łukasz Targosz

Film Editor: Piotr Kmiecik

Principal Cast: Paweł Małaszyński (journalist Marcin Kruk), Robert Więckiewicz (Jan Blachowski "Blacha"), Artur Żmijewski (inspector Paweł Sikora), Małgorzata Foremniak (Blacha's wife Mira Blachowska), Urszula Grabowska (camera operator Iwona Filska), Alicja Dąbrowska (Blacha's lover Małgorzata Sarnecka)

Runtime: 98 minutes

Release Year: 2007

Genre: Drama