Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes

In the darkly comic Ga-Ga: Glory to the Heroes, Scope (Daniel Olbrychski, Dekalog) must be tried and convicted of a heinous crime for him to participate in a bloody, televised gladiator contest… Inspired by Pasolini’s La ricotta and American space opera, Szulkin’s film mocks hero myths with a dark satirical edge. Featuring a supporting cast of Poland’s finest acting talent, including Jerzy Stuhr (Three Colours: White), Katarzyna Figura (No End) and Leon Niemczyk (The Saragossa Manuscript) among others, Szulkin’s highly imaginative works of fantasy are bound by a preoccupation with the machinations of power and a distinct visual sensibility. 

SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K restoration supervised by sound engineer Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Audio commentary by Daniel Bird (2023)
• Sunday with Piotr Szulkin - An archival interview with Szulkin and writer Tadeusz Sobolewski in which the pair discuss the director’s films (2009, 21 mins)
• Banquet - Zofia Oraczewska's award-winning short film about a group of guests at a dinner party who are in for a surprise (1976, 8 mins)