… I am thorn now, not a woman any more…*

pic from http://www.filmweb.pl/film/R%C3%B3%C5%BCa-2011-564694

I was born in the Middle Of Nowhere, house of gamekeeper. Middle Of Nowhere is localized in a beautiful region called Masuria in North-East Part of Poland, about 20 kilometers from border with Russia. My heart belongs to this place and always will. Masuria. Actually it became part of Poland only after the Second World War. People who lives there now are mostly descendants of incomers from Everywhere. For example my grandpa came from somewhere around Vilnius, grandma came from Terra Lubliniensis, parent’s neighbours came from Volhynia, and… Yeah, not much, but a little of them stayed there. Some of autochthons decided to stay, or (like lady Greta, Krysztally, you know who I mean) couldn’t left Masuria because of malicious neighbours who sabotaged their departure.

Okay, it’s very interesting history, but I won’t write about that, cause my mission is to write about movies I have seen. (: Well, I am very proud of this introduction, cause it fits. It’s very close to movie I’m writing about. Film called “Róża” (“Rose”), Polish production. As I don’t like Polish movies cause (actually I have no idea why it is like that!) Polish movies are usually “original-not-remakes” of foolish American (mostly American) comedies. They are not funny, silly and makes me embarrassed. Anyway, “Róża”. Review. It was surprise for me, Polish original movie!!! About Polish-Masurian-Postwar problems. Created characters was so real. Theoretically it’s story of Róża, woman who lived by the lake, lost her husband on a war, tried to have ordinary life after this mess, which was war, resettlement strangers to her neighbourhood and… Soviet Army. Everyone I’ve ever talked to about German Soldiers and Soviet Soldiers says that Germans were generally nice, they fed kids and they were giving them candies. My grandma told me that she got milk candy first time in her life from German soldier. I don’t allege that all Germans were good or that they were better than Soviet Soldiers. It’s only opinion of people who lived those times, eye witnesses, that Germans were more… decent in contrast to Soviets. ;) Okay, I won’t write about that cause I don’t want to offense anyone. I’m just saying what I’ve heard from “tribal elders”. ;)

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German Soldiers in Raum Bransberg

Anyway, REVIEW (get a grip, woman!). Róża was raped no one knows how many times. You can ask: How many women had the same? In Masuria after war… I would say that minority weren’t raped. Anyway, review… It’s movie for people who aren’t very sensitive. I am sensitive, I was crying, I was pissed off when showed another rape scene. I felt like I am standing somewhere next to these people and I had thoughts like “Enough!!! I’ll take pitchfork and I’ll kill you all, rapers!!!!”. I think this is something like Tadeusz could felt. He’s character was very strong but he was actually shiftless (meaning that there’s nothing he could do). He lost his wife, went away from home, met Róża and he fell in love with her. But it wasn’t love story like in every love story movies. It wasn’t sweet. It was bitter and painful. He was trying to be her guardian, protector, she was all he had… Now question: how many were like him? Many. But there were more idiots. Unfortunately.

pic from http://www.filmweb.pl/film/R%C3%B3%C5%BCa-2011-564694

I liked priest character (actor Edwad Linde-Lubaszenko, he actually had something like movie story in his real life cick here to learn more, but it's only in Polish or German). He had very difficult task. He was person everyone trusted, he was authority but he never used this against someone. He was wise old man, who wanted to unite all this people. It must have been very hard for him. As I wrote, he was old, it was new situation, everything was new for everyone. But he was the one who had to carry people’s problems, etc. And I think he had done that well…

It’s very moving movie. You have a lot of emotions but the worst is when you would like to do something… but you just can’t. And when you realize that all of these things showed in a movie had happened in real life… It stops to be “just a movie”.

Actually I haven’t say a word about actors, directors, etc. I don’t know what to say, it was so real… It’s a compliment.

It’s hard to say anything more for me…

And next will be something funny :)

*quote from Kayah&Bregović’s song, translated by me, so… ;)