Wednesday 8th May at 19:00 on BBC ALBA and iPlayer
Tha am film beòthail leth-uair a thìde, MATHAN LEIS AN AINM WOJTEK, gu ìre mhòr na sgeulachd gaoil airson tìr do bhreith - cuspair cudromach aig amannan fògarraich, nàiseantachd agus xenophobia. Tha e ag innse mu eòlas muinntir na Pòlainn aig àm an Dàrna Cogaidh tro sgeulachd Wojtek agus a charaid Piotr Prendys, ball den 22mh Buidheann Artillery den 2na Arm Pòlainneach.
Watch the film on BBC ALBA and on iPlayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001z24r
Animated film that is essentially a love story for one’s homeland - an important subject in times of refugees, nationalism and xenophobia. It relates the experience of the Polish people during the Second World War through the true story of Wojtek and his friend Piotr Prendys, a member of the 22nd Artillery Corps of the 2nd Polish Army.
The film has been co-producted by Illuminated Films, Filmograf and Wojtek Animation. Directed by Iain Gardner, produced by Iain Harvey and Wlodzimierz Matuszewski, written by Wojciech Lepianka, music by Normand Roger.
Cast include: Bill Paterson, Richard Gadd, Shauna MacDonald, Michael Golab, Tomek Borkowy, James Sutherland, Piotr Baumann, Remi Rachuba.
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