“Shadow Game” is a new series that will be available on TVP1 from September 15. The production, directed by Kinga Dębska, stars Natalia Rybicka in the main role, as well as Karolina Gruszka, Kinga Preis, Marcin Hycnar, Grzegorz Małecki, Anna Dereszowska and Ewa Wiśniewska.
“Shadow Game” takes viewers to the Polish People’s Republic, the turbulent 1950s, when a spy codenamed “Cień” (Shadow), working for British intelligence, suddenly disappears. Both the Security Service and the headquarters in London begin looking for him. “Cień” provided valuable information, including information on the amount of uranium mining in Poland. The Minister of Public Security entrusts the mission of capturing the spy to Major Witold Kosek (Marcin Hycnar). He joins the counterintelligence cell, much to the reluctance of its head, Colonel Bartman. His man, Lieutenant Dubelski, is to look for dirt on Kosek. Meanwhile, in Łódź, doctor Helena Bielawska (Natalia Rybicka) is accused of murdering a patient – a high-ranking party activist. Her trial arouses Major Kosek’s keen interest.
“I think that ‘Gra z Cieniem’ will surprise my viewers. It is a very stylish noir crime story, with strong action, but not devoid of psychological depth and humorous accents. Although the plot is set in Stalinist Poland, fortunately there is nothing patriotic and secret police stuff here. What is more, it is almost a feminist series,” she says. Kinga Dębska director.
“The injustice that happens to the main character moves me a lot, and I am even more moved by the solidarity of the women with whom she had to sit in the cell. I am glad that I got this offer and made a male action movie, but with a female soul,” she adds.
The script for “Gry z Cieniem” was written by Anna and Maciej Świerkocki, Adam Sikora is responsible for the cinematography, Ewa Skoczkowska for the set design, Małgorzata Zacharska for the costumes, Mira Wojtczak and Tomasz Sielecki for the make-up, and Bartosz Chajdecki for the music. The series is produced by Telewizja Polska.
The series “Gra z Cieniem” – from Sunday, September 15 at 8:20 p.m. on TVP1.