Hear My Cry (1991 film)

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Hear My Cry
Hear My Cry Poster.jpg
PolishUsłyszcie mój krzyk
Directed byMaciej Drygas
Screenplay byMaciej Drygas
Produced byZbigniew Grefkowicz
CinematographyStanisław Śliskowski
Edited byDorota Wardęszkiewicz
Production
companies
Studio Filmowe Logos, Zespół Filmowy "Zodiak"
Distributed byTVP
Release date
  • May 1991 (1991-May) (Poland)
Running time
46 min
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Hear My Cry, (Polish: Usłyszcie mój krzyk, literally "Hear My Scream") is a 1991 Polish documentary film directed by Maciej Drygas.[1]

Storyline[]

The story of an ordinary accountant from south-east Poland, Ryszard Siwiec, who set himself on fire during the large harvest festival at the Warsaw stadium in 1968. He did it to protest against the military invasion in Czechoslovakia.[2]

Cast[]

  • Ryszard Siwiec - Himself (archive footage)
  • Maria Siwiec - Herself
  • Innocenta Siwiec - Herself
  • Elzbieta Siwiec - Herself
  • Wit Siwiec - Himself
  • Adam Siwiec - Himself
  • Mariusz Siwiec - Himself
  • Maria Wojciechowska - Herself
  • Tadeusz Kaminski - Himself
  • Jan Janiszewski - Himself
  • Zbigniew Wojciechowski - Himself
  • Grazyna Niezgoda - Herself
  • Zbigniew Skoczek - Himself
  • Stanislawa Konska - Herself
  • Michal Szymlowski - Himself
  • Jan Dyjak - Himself
  • Leszek Lozynski - Himself
  • Hubert Uszynski - Himself
  • Halina Lagowska - Herself
  • Józef Tischner - Himself

Awards and accolades[]

Date Ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
December 9, 2017 3rd European Film Awards Best Documentary Hear My Cry Won [3]

References[]

  1. ^ ""Usłyszcie mój krzyk"". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Usłyszcie mój krzyk. Maciej Drygas". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ The European Film Academy archive

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