JUDGES UNDER PRESSURE

POLISH TITLE: SĘDZIOWIE POD PRESJĄ

“Judges under pressure” tells the story of defiant judges who stand in defence of the Constitution and the separation of powers. One of these judges is Igor Tuleya who withstands the pressure and issues verdicts that are unfavourable to those in power. For the government he is public enemy number one; for protesting citizens – the face of the judges’ resistance. In the film we see the consequences of his uncompromising stance, we look at how political pressure affects his life. At the same time, we witness the remarkable solidarity that is shown to him both by other judges and ordinary people. Meanwhile, a cruel illustration reveals the extent to which the rule of law has been dismantled. After the politicised Constitutional Court decides to severely restrict access to abortions, Poland is swept over by the largest wave of demonstrations in its history. Judges take to the streets hand in hand with ordinary people to defend of the rule of law.

 

GENRE:

documentary

COUNTRY:

Poland

RUNNING TIME:

87'

YEAR:

2021

COLOUR:

colour

DIRECTING:

Kacper Lisowski

SCRIPT:

Kacper Lisowski, Iwona Harris

DOP:

Kacper Lisowski

EDITOR:

Bartosz Pietras, Marcin Sołtysik

MUSIC:

Maria Peszek, barekprzestań, FISZ EMADE TWORZYWO, Kontrola W, Szumkot, TZN Xenna, WaluśKraksaKryzys

SOUND:

Marcin Popławski

PRODUCTION:

Lollipop Films, Iwona Harris