“An Ancient Tradition: When the Sun Was a God” ( Polish: Stara baśń: Kiedy słońce było bogiem ) is a 2003 Polish film directed by Jerzy Hoffmann . Free adaptation of the historical novel " " by Jozef Kraszewski . The last work of the operator Pavel Lebeshev .
| Ancient tradition: When the sun was a god | |
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| Genre | historical film |
| Producer | Jerzy Hoffmann |
| Producer | Jerzy R. Mikalyuk , Jerzy Hoffmann |
| Author script | Jozef Hyun Jerzy Hoffmann |
| In the main cast | Bogdan Mortar , Michal Zhebrovsky , Daniel Olbrychsky , Marina Alexandrova |
| Operator | Pavel Lebeshev , Jerzy Gossik |
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| Duration | 99 min televersion 130 min |
| A country |  Poland |
| Tongue | Polish |
| Year | 2003 |
| IMDb | ID 0380726 |
Content
Story
The action takes place in the IX century in pagan times, on lands that today are Poland . Each Slavic tribe worships its own gods. The cruel prince of the Western glades Popel II and his treacherous wife, a former slave, are doing everything possible to transfer the title to their son (to which he has no right). The governor of Popel's squad, Pyastun, fed up with the intrigues and stiffness of his ruler, leaves him.
Popel longs for revenge and sends his people to find and kill, but Piastun is saved thanks to a young warrior, Zemovit . Zemovit lived for a long time with the Vikings and only recently returned to his homeland. He falls in love with the beautiful Dziva, daughter of Visha (one of Popel's vassals). Zemovit wants to get married, but the fate of Dziva is a foregone conclusion - by the will of her father, she should become a priestess in the local sanctuary ...
Historical accuracy
Ancient Polish historical works - “ Chronicle and acts of princes or rulers of Poland ” by Gall Anonymous early. XII century (Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum), "Chronicle" of the master Vincent Kadlubek beginning. XIII century (Cronica vincenciana) and the Great Poland Chronicle of the 1330s (Chronica Poloniae Maioris) - the legend is told about a certain Popel , or “Pompiliush Khotyshko”, who reigned in the 9th century in the fortress (town) of Kruswice on Lake Goplo , which was punished by the gods for the oath of crime: he was eaten alive by mice that bred in barns.
In the modern Polish city of Krushwitsa of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , the so-called. "Mouse Tower", which local tradition connects with the legendary Popel.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bogdan Mortar | Sang |
| Malgozhata Forenyak | wife Popela |
| Ryszard Filipsky | Vish |
| Eva Vishnevskaya | Yarusha |
| Anna Dymna | Yaga |
| Michal Zhebrovsky | Zemovit |
| Daniel Olbrychsky | Piastun |
| Marina Alexandrova | Dziva |
| Maciej Kozlowski | Smerda |
| Dariush Yusyshin | Jarl Sigwald (Viking leader) |
| Victor Zborovsky | viking |
| Katarzyna Buyakevich | Mila |
| Arkadiusz Bazak | Poor man |
| Zdzislaw Wardane | Stoignev |