Simona Kossak (film)
2024 film directed by Adrian Panek
Simona Kossak is a Polish biographical drama film directed and written by Adrian Panek. The film stars Sandra Drzymalska as a scientist and ecologist, Simona Kossak. It also stars Jakub Gierszał as Lech Wilczek, and Agata Kulesza as her mother, Elżbieta Kossak. The film premiered at the 24th New Horizons mBank International Film Festival in July 2024. It later screened at the 49th Polish Film Festival receiving positive reviews. The film was released by Next Film in Poland in November 2024.
Cast
Sandra Drzymalska as Simona Kossak
Agata Kulesza as Elżbieta Kossak
Jakub Gierszał as Lech Wilczek
Borys Szyc as Batura
Olga Bołądź as Hanna Gucwinska
Dariusz Chojnacki as Antoni Gucwinski
Marta Stalmierska
Production
The film was supported by Polish Film Institute in May 2022. It was co-financed by Balapolis, Polish Film Institute and Warsaw Documentary Film Studio. In October, 2023, it was reported that Sandra Drzymalska would star as Simona Kossak Also was cast Jakub Gierszał, Agata Kulesza, Borys Szyc, Olga Bołądź, Dariusz Chojnacki and Marta Stalmierska. Principal photography began in fall 2023 in Podlaskie Voivodeship, and wrapped on November.
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