Krzysztof Krauze(1953-2014)

Krzysztof Krauze was a Polish movie director and writer. In 1976, he completed his studies at the National Film School in Lodz. He started his career as a director of short movies and documentaries. His fame as a creator addressing social issues was established by the award-winning movies The Debt (1999) and Plac Zbawiciela (2006). He also directed the biographies of Nikifor Krynicki in Mój Nikifor (2004) and Bronislawa Wajs in Papusza (2013). In his movies, either fictionalized versions of true stories or biographies of real characters predominated, in which Christian values such as empathy, mercy, and forgiveness played a significant role. His last known script was a biographical movie about Czeslaw Niemen, which was never realized. His wife completed their joint project Birds Are Singing in Kigali (2017) after his death.