Award-winning Polish film Kos - directed by Paweł Maślona - will be available to stream exclusively on SkyShowtime from 26 April

Kos emerged as the top winner at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and the Polish Film Awards Orły 2024

Paweł Maślona's film, featuring a fantastic cast including Bartosz Bielenia, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska and Robert Więckiewicz, will be available to stream exclusively on SkyShowtime from 26 April

Kos was the most awarded title at this year’s Polish Film Festival, where it received nine awards including The Grand Prix-Golden Lions Award for Best Film. The title also triumphed at this year's Orły 2024 Polish Film Awards, first receiving the most nominations in the history of the award and then picking up six statuettes, including Best Director for Pawel Maślona. The film stars an award-winning cast including Bartosz Bielenia (Corpus Christi), Jacek Braciak (Leave No Traces), Agnieszka Grochowska (In Darkness) and Robert Więckiewicz (The Wedding Day). Kos will be available to stream exclusively on SkyShowtime from 26 April.

Spring of 1794, Poland is in a state of unrest. General Tadeusz ‘Kos’ Kosciuszko (Jacek Braciak) returns to the country, planning to ignite an uprising against the Russians by mobilizing Polish gentry and peasants. He is accompanied by his faithful friend and former slave, Domingo (Jason Mitchell). Kosciuszko is being tracked down by a merciless Russian cavalry captain, Dunin (Robert Więckiewicz), who wants to do whatever it takes to capture the general before he starts a national revolt. At the same time, a young peasant named Ignac (Bartosz Bielenia), an illegitimate son of a nobleman, dreams of inheriting his father's title and estate. His father, Duchnowski (Andrzej Seweryn) includes him in his will just before his death. When his father passes away, Ignac must flee from his half-brother Stanisław (Piotr Pacek), who refuses to let Ignac fulfill their father's wishes. Ignac steals the will and has only two days to present it to the court and prove his noble title. During his escape, he encounters Domingo, and despite their language barrier, they form a strong bond. Together, they arrive at the mansion of Colonel's wife (Agnieszka Grochowska), where Kosciuszko is hiding, awaiting negotiations with the magnates. Despite ‘Kos's’ initial distrust of Ignac and keeping him in custody, the fate of the uprising will ultimately rest in the hands of the inconspicuous noble bastard. When the decisive moment arrives, Ignac must choose whether to pursue his coat of arms dreams and his father’s legacy or to join ‘Kos’ Kosciuszko in the fight for a greater cause…

Kos is produced by Aurum Film (Corpus Christi, In Darkness). Co-producers of the are Viaplay Group, TVP, K5 Film & K5 International, the Podkarpacki Regional Film Fund, Mazowiecki & Warsaw Film Fund and Krakow Festival Office. The film is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.

The film was produced by Leszek Bodzak, Aneta Hickinbotham and Daniel Baur, with screenplay by Michał A. Zieliński. 

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