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The Gateway of Europe (Polish: Wrota Europy) is a Polish historical film. It was released in 1999.[1] In 2001, it received Polish Film Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.[2]

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The Gateway of Europe
Directed byJerzy Wójcik
Written byAndrzej Mularczyk
Melchior Wańkowicz
Jerzy Wójcik
Produced byDariusz Jabłoński
Henryk Romanowski
StarringAlicja Bachleda
Kinga Preis
CinematographyWitold Sobociński
Edited byMilenia Fiedler
Music byZygmunt Konieczny
Release date
  • 11 November 1999 (1999-11-11)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
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Plot

In January 1918, three volunteer nurses came to the field hospital and Polish Corps located in the manor in Ciechinicze (Cichinicze) between Rahačoŭ and Babrujsk. Sophie, one of the nurses, finds her previously missing brother. When the hospital gets into the hands of the Bolsheviks, the sisters must cope not only with patient care, but also the brutality of the enemy soldiers.

Cast

  • Alicja Bachleda-Curuś as Zosia
  • Kinga Preis as Hala
  • Henryk Boukołowski as Dr Mroczek
  • Agata Buzek as Henrietta
  • Piotr Szwedes as Smagły
  • Małgorzata Rudzka as Lasiewska
  • Agnieszka Sitek − Ira
  • Mariusz Bonaszewski − dr Lesiewski
  • Piotr Szwedes − Smagły
  • Piotr Adamczyk − Sztyller
  • Katarzyna Groniec − Niewidoma
  • Magda Teresa Wójcik − Kobieta
  • Jan Kozaczuk − Staszewicz
  • Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz − kolega Staszewicza
  • Andriej Jegorow − Andriej Anczew
  • Aleksander Kalinowski − Rudy
  • Michał Breitenwald − Żyd
  • Jerzy Mularczyk − ranny
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