Film · Documentary
Simona (2022)
★ 7.5 · 2 votes1 h 31 minDocumentary2022
The story of the woman who fought to protect Europe's oldest forest.
Ida, the grandniece of Simona Kossak, travels to the Bialowieza Forest at the Polish-Belarussian border. Sorting through the photos left by Lech Wilczek, Ida uncovers the life he had with Simona, captured in the photographs, footage and memories. A moving and powerful documentary about the life of Simona Kossak, a biologist, ecologist and activist known for her efforts to preserve the remnants of natural ecosystems in Poland and for living among the animals in the Białowieża Forest for over 30 years.
- Director
- Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
- Writers
- Anna Kamińska, Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
- Country
- Poland
- Language
- Polish
- Release date
- September 30, 2022
Cast
- Simona KossakSelf (archive foorage)
- Lech WilczekSelf
- Joanna KossakSelf
- Ida MatysekSelf
