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Simona  (2022)
The story of the woman who fought to protect Europe's oldest forest.


7.5|30 Sept, 2022|91 min
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Ida, the grandniece of Simona Kossak, travels to the Bialowieza Forest at the Polish-Belarussian border. Sorting through the photos left by Lech Wilczek, Ida uncovers the life he had with Simona, captured in the photographs, footage and memories. A moving and powerful documentary about the life of Simona Kossak, a biologist, ecologist and activist known for her efforts to preserve the remnants of natural ecosystems in Poland and for living among the animals in the Białowieża Forest for over 30 years.
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Keywords
human vs nature
climate change
love of animals
wild animal
animals
nature
poland
man against nature
national forest
animals & nature

Casts

Simona Kossak
Self (archive foorage)
Lech Wilczek
Self
Joanna Kossak
Self
Ida Matysek
Self

Crews

Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Director
Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Producer
Marceli Majer
Editor
Konrad Wróblewski
Executive Co-Producer
Alex Gruz
Music
Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Writer
Krystian Matysek
Director of Photography
Piotr Jaxa
Second Unit Director of Photography
Sam Mason
Orchestrator
David Ruff
Musician
Radosław Ochnio
Sound Director
Tomasz Trzeciakowski
Dialogue Editor
Mateusz Remberk
Assistant Editor
Anna Kamińska
Script Consultant
Adam Banaszkiewicz
Translator
Konrad Wróblewski
Production Manager
Renata Trześniewska
Accountant
Marta Szymanowska
Post-Production Manager

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