The Peasants

Against the backdrop of the seasonal changes and field work, the fates of the Boryna family and the beautiful and mysterious Jagna are at play. Women, especially the tragic character of Jagna, will take centre stage in the plot. The unique microcosmos of a village community will prompt a universal and incredibly up-to-date story. A story about tragic love and living in a small community where brutal game rules determine one’s position within the group, while stepping outside this small box may mean humiliation and rejection.

This monumental work of Władysław Reymont is full of flowery descriptions of nature. The film will be based on the Young Poland art period which is ideal for conveying the atmosphere of the novel.

written by: DK Welchman i Hugh Welchman

director of photography: Radosław Radczuk, Kamil Polak, Szymon Kuriata

music: Łukasz L.U.C. Rostkowski

production design: Elwira Pluta

costume design: Katarzyna Lewińska

make up: Waldemar Pokromski

sound: Michał Jankowski

edited by: DK Welchman (aka Dorota Kobiela)

casting by: Ewa Brodzka

cast: Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Sonia Mietelica, Mirosław Baka

production: Breakthru Films

producers: Sean Bobbitt, Hugh Welchman

co-production: Digitalkraft, Art Shot, Breakthru Productions, Canal+, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury, SKP Ślusarek Kubiak Pieczyk

executive producer: Breakthru Films

production manager: Artur Polański, Anna Karcz-Barkowska

co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, BGG Management, Steve Muench and Sita Saviolo, Jeffrey & Laurie Ubben, Lithuanian Film Center, Film Center Serbia

distributed by: Next Film