A 7 minute long documentary from 2010 discretely filming the rehearsals for the military ceremony during the arrival of the body of the President of the Polish Republic who, along with his wife and 95 other passengers tragically died on April 10th, 2010 in Russia
While the rehearsal resembles a cinematic-theatrical performance due to the absence of the coffins and spectators, the short black and white film is a tribute to the 96 people who lost their lives in the plane crash near Smolensk. The spectacle takes place at Warsaw Chopin airport and takes its course to Chopin’s ‘Funeral March’.
Sources: PolishShorts, Dokufest July 2012
Editor: Marta Jazowska