Below the Surface

1940. At the time when on the beaches of Dunkirk a rushed evacuation of allied soldiers is taking place, the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł sets out on its perilous mission across the North Sea. On the way it encounters threats like naval mines, airstrikes and enemy ships. The crew has to withstand the growing physical and mental exhaustion. However, the true enemy remains unseen inside the claustrophobic insides of the boat.

directed by: Jacek Bławut

written by: Jacek Bławut

director of photography: Jolanta Dylewska

music: Tumult

production design: Marcelina Początek-Kunikowska

costume design: Małgorzata Zacharska

make-up: Dariusz Krysiak

sound: Radosław Ochnio, Michał Fojcik

edited by: Piasek&Wójcik

casting by: Marta Masłowska

cast: Tomasz Ziętek, Antoni Pawlicki, Tomasz Schuchardt, Filip Pławiak, Adam Woronowicz, Rafał Zawierucha, Mateusz Kościukiewicz

production: Aura Films

producers: Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz, Bartłomiej Gliński

co-procuced by: WFDIF, TVP, Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe, PFJB

executive producers: Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz, Bartłomiej Gliński

production manger: Robert Feluch

co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, MKiDN

distributed by: Kino Świat