HISTORICAL SOLIDARITY - “Scarborn / Kos” dir. Paweł Maślona

The award-winning, critically and audience acclaimed ‘Scarbon’ is the only feature film representative of its genre in the Celluloid Solidarity podcast. Director Paweł Maślona builds the narrative around the figure of Tadeusz Kościuszko on the eve of the uprising, but the real protagonist of the film is the character of the illegitimate son of nobility Ignacy, who tries at all costs to prove his descent and, consequently, his rightful place in his father's will. We talk to Paweł Maślona about the genesis of the film, the process it went through from idea to production, the breaking down of pathos in historical films and how current world political events make the Kosciuszko western a mirror for contemporary fears and tensions. We also ask about what a film set in Polish reality can offer a foreign audience. International Cultural Programme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025 Culture.pl Paweł Maślona bio