Immensity of Justice

dir.

Wiesław Saniewski

2006, 2 h 8 min

A famous lawyer tells a law graduate about a case from the past. A TV journalist in the eighth month of pregnancy was killed. Her colleague – a married man and a father of two – whom she’s been with for a year was charged with a murder. Even though he did not plead guilty and there was no evidence against him, the court sentenced the man to 25 years in prison. The film examines the mechanism of judging and passing a sentence in circumstantial cases when the actions of a judge, prosecution and defense are influenced by the external factors unrelated to the case. Chiefly, though, it attempts to describe the human nature: the state of mind of those who judge others often deciding their fate.

Written by: Wiesław Saniewski
Director of photography: Mariusz Palej
Music by: Maciej Muraszko, Stefano Gianotti (featured artist)
Production design by: Marta Krieger
Costume design by: Anna Weber
Editing: Jarosław Barzan
Sound: Paweł Łuczyc-Wyhowski
Cast: Jan Frycz (Michał Wilczek), Robert Olech (Łukasz), Bożena Stachura (Bożena), Jan Englert (Paweł Boś), Artur Barciś (prosecutor), Artur Żmijewski (Jerzy), Robert Gonera (judge), Danuta Stenka (Kamila), Maria Pakulnis (Mrs. Kuter), Tomasz Schimscheiner (Andrzej), Marietta Żukowska (Dominika), Krystyna Sienkiewicz (restaurant guest), Ewa Wencel (Mrs. Łukiński), Edwin Petrykat (Mr. Łukiński), Ewa Błaszczyk (juror), Weronika Rosati (court reporter), Wojciech Mecwaldowski (Wiktor), Joanna Pierzak (Dora), Halina Śmiela-Jacobson (juror), Grażyna Krukówna (juror), Adam Pater (Patryk), Magdalena Nieć (Anna), Igor Przegrodzki (archbishop), Joanna Rossa (Stenia), Bronisław Wrocławski (psychiatrist), Agnieszka Valente (Zofia), Anna Prus (Marta), Anna Dijuk (Basia), Tadeusz Szymków (interrogator), Aleksander Podolak (police officer)
Production manager: Andrzej Stachecki
Produced by: Saco Films, Telewizja Polska S.A., Atlas Sztuki, Instytucja Filmowa “Max-Film”
Producer: Wiesław Saniewski
World sales: Telewizja Polska S.A.- Biuro Współpracy Międzynarodowej i Handlu
Co-financed by: Polish Film Institute

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