German television will emit a “City 44″. “We want the issue was … – Television Republic

The film is directed by John Komasa Fri. “City 44″ will be broadcast on German public television ZDF.

“Warsaw 44″ – the title of the movie will be called Komasa in the German language version. Aug. 2 pm. 22:00 ZDF will issue it. Immediately after the film, German viewers will see prepared for the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising document.

For many viewers the film can be a shock, because knowledge about the Warsaw Uprising among Germans is rather small. – Knowledge about historical facts regarding the Uprising in 1944 and the importance that this issue has to this day for Polish identity in Germany is small – says Dr. Norbert Himmler, ZDF program director. – ZDF wants to issue the “City 44″ and a documentary film about the Warsaw Uprising was a sign of memory and mutual understanding – emphasizes Himmler.

In the texts promote the movie “City 44″ on pages ZDF also appear the words of understanding and reconciliation. Only when we understand each other, can be seen and combat prejudices – wrote the chief editor of feature films Susanne Müller. She said: In this sense, the “City 44″ is an important film for the German audience – tells the story of Polish, which plays in the German historiography a significant role in Polish – huge. This film helps us to understand why the German-Polish relations were so difficult. And why sometimes are still .

As the ZDF, the film John Komasa issue is one of the main celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Initially, the “City 44″ would be displayed in May, but the station authorities acknowledged that a more appropriate term would be August 2.

mk	newsweek.pl, telewizjarepublika.pl