Zygmunt MIŁOSZEWSKI (o1976) is an undisputed master in the art of the detective story. His books, celebrated by readers and critics alike, pushed past the borders of Poland long ago: they have been translated into nine languages, including French, and have been adapted for the screen several times. In 2015, Ziarno Prawdy (A Grain of Truth), directed by Borys LANKOSZ, was released in Polish cinemas. The film was a huge success in Poland.
This is the film that will be screened at Wolubilis, free of charge, on 11 April 2016 (in Polish, with English subtitles) in the presence of the writer and director. The screening will be preceded by a discussion led by Grażyna PLEBANEK (in English) on the themes of the films and the social issues raised in the books of Zygmunt Miłoszewski.
Zygmunt MIŁOSZEWSKI will also be present at the bookshop Cook & Book – opposite Wolubilis – for a signing session which will be held on 11 April 2016 from 18:30 until 19:30.
This event is a collaboration between the Polish Institute in Brussels and East Poland House (Dom Polski Wschodniej), the representation of the six eastern Polish regions to the European Union.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
1/ book signing
>>> Cook&Book (Place du Temps Libre 1, 1200 Brussels) – see map
>>> Monday 11 april 2016 – 18:30 > 19:30
>>> free (of course) but reservation mandatory, with a reference to “Cook&Book” in an email to jeremy.lambert@instytutpolski.org. You can make reservations until Monday 11 April 14:00!
2/ screening of Ziarno prawdy
>>> Wolubilis (Cours Paul-Henri Spaak 1, 1200 Brussels) – see map
>>> Monday 11 April 2016 – 19:40 > 20:15 : discussion with Borys LANKOSZ and Zygmunt MIŁOSZEWSKI led by Grażyna PLEBANEK
>>> Monday 11 April 2016 – 20:15 > 22:15 : screening of the film Ziarno Prawdy, followed by a discussion with the audience
>>> free but reservation mandatory. Please mention ‘Wolubilis’ in your email to jeremy.lambert@instytutpolski.org. You can make reservations until Monday 11 April 14:00!
>>> in Polish, with subtitles in English. Not suitable for young people
Cast: Robert Więckiewicz, Jerzy Trela, Magdalena Walach
Prosecutor Teodor Szacki has got divorced and left Warsaw for the picturesque town of Sandomierz, in the south-east of Poland. He is quickly called on to take part in an enquiry into a strange and mysterious murder case. Plunged into the reality of the provincial town, he tries to intercept the killer whose victims are piling up. He realises that all of the dead are linked to an old story involving Jewish ritual killings. These murders create a wave of anti-Semitic hysteria in the small town. Added to the enquiry is the tension between Poles and Jews. The detective must do battle with legends and untangle truth from falsehood, pure fiction from a grain of truth…
Zygmunt MIŁOSZEWSKI was born in Warsaw on 8 May 1976. He was a novelist and a screenwriter for the cinema and television. He is particularly well-known for his detective stories starring prosecutor Teodor Szacki. A trained journalist, he spent hours in courts when he was working for the newspaper Super Express. After some times spent working in publishing, he now works for the weekly Newsweek, for which he is a regular contributor. His areas of interest include, in particular, video games, of which he is a big fan.
His books have been published by W.A.B. His works include Domofon (2005), Góry Żmijowe (2006), the trilogy starring prosecutor Szacki, Uwikłanie (2007), Ziarno prawdy (2011) and Gniew (2014), as well as the bestseller Bezcenny (2013).
Uwikłanie was translated into French by Antonia LLOYD-JONES and was intitled Entanglement, and Ziarno prawdy was published as A grain of truth by the same translator. Both novels were published by Bitter Lemon Press, in 2010 and 2012 respectively.
In Poland, it’s easy to lose count of the number of literary prizes which he has received. Moreover, in 2015, he won the European Book Prize for his novel Ziarno prawdy, of which the film adaptation will be screened at Wolubilis on 11 April 2016.
Borys LANKOSZ is a graduate of the Łódź National Film School. The film he made at the end of his studies, a documentary intitled Rozwój (Evolution) won the 45th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival and picked up several prizes in Poland and abroad. He has made several documentaries, including Radegast, which looks at the story of Jews from western Europe who were sent to the Łódź ghetto in 1941, and he has won several international competitions. His first feature-length fictional film Rewers (in English: Reverse), won new fewer than 11 grand prizes at festivals. It was shown in Belgium at the 2010 edition of the Brussels Film Festival. Ziarno Prawdy (A Grain of Truth) is his second feature-length film, written in collaboration with Zygmunt Miłoszewski.
Links
Dom Polski Wschodniej: http://eastpoland.eu
