Poland / Sep 18, 2009
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and begins to come back to life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Monica Dolan | Pitkowskaya |
| Pam Ferris | Genia's mother |
| Agata Buzek | Lena |
| Lena Stolze | Greta |
| Torsten Münchow | |
| Heinz Lieven | Old Vlady |
| Dirk Moritz | Man in Hospital |
| Nick Dong-Sik | Confucius |
| Maria Mamona | |
| Beata Fudalej | |
| Maria Seweryn | |
| Bogusława Schubert | |
| Magdalena Górska | |
| Magdalena Gnatowska | |
| Barbara Jonak | |
| Zbigniew Zamachowski | |
| Radosław Krzyżowski |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Within the Whirlwind |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Germany, Belgium, Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Telepool, Saga Film, Tatfilm Produktionsges. mbH, Motion Investment Group, ARD |
| Release date | 18 settembre 2009 |
| Executive producer | Jeremy Burdek, Helga Binder, Priscilla Cohen, Sławomir Jóźwik, Nancy Larson, Nadia Khamlichi, Vincent Macheras, Magdalena Napieracz, Jean-Jacques Neira, Stefan Rüll, Adrian Politowski |
| Production | Christine Ruppert, Piotr Mularuk, Hubert Toint |
| Writer | Eugenia Ginzburg, Nancy Larson |
| Casting | Weronika Migoń, Sabine Schwedhelm, Gail Stevens |
| Editing | Valérie Le Docte |
| Cinematography | Arkadiusz Tomiak |
| Assistant directors | Marleen Gorris |
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| Lighting | Celio Castro |
| Camera operators | Arkadiusz Tomiak |
| Additional photography | Arkadiusz Tomiak |
| Production design | Ewa Skoczkowska, Irene Piel, Karolina Sawicka, Dominik Schmitz |
| Art direction | Irene Piel, Karolina Sawicka, Dominik Schmitz, Ewa Skoczkowska |
| Set decoration | Ewa Skoczkowska, Irene Piel, Karolina Sawicka, Dominik Schmitz |
| Special effects | Volker Lorig, Artur Bartos |
| Visual effects | Olivier Poujaud, Volker Lorig |
| Music | Włodzimierz Pawlik, Benoît Biral, Gert Janssen |
| Sound | Włodzimierz Pawlik, Benoît Biral, Gert Janssen |
| Costume design | Jagna Janicka, Katarzyna Lewińska, Susanne Woerle-Jiritano |
| Makeup | Jagna Janicka, Katarzyna Lewińska, Susanne Woerle-Jiritano |
| Hairstyling | Jagna Janicka, Katarzyna Lewińska, Susanne Woerle-Jiritano |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 05, 2009
Spain / Jul 06, 2010
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