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Harbingers’
Film & Book Club

After covering the 2025 Presidential Elections in Poland, seventeen students from the 2 SLO in Warsaw, Poland, came together to form a newsroom that deliver coverage of the new film releases and book launches.

The project is edited and managed by Klara Hammudeh, the politics section editor at Harbingers’ Magazine.

Project manager

Klara

Hammudeh

Politics Section Editor 2025

Warsaw, Poland

Writers

Natalia

Czeredys

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Maja

Dobrosielska

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Zosia

Dudzic

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Pola

Gudowicz

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Barbara

Karsznia

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Michalina

Korycka

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Kaja

Majewska

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Alicja

Melaniuk

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Tomasz

Morek

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Karolina

Orfinger

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Antoni

Popczyński

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Igor

Rybkowski

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Mateusz

Sarna

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Sonia

Rybus

Writer

HRB Film & Book Club

Warsaw, Poland

Aleksandra

Tomaszewska

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Mikołaj

Tran

Contributor

Warsaw, Poland

Articles from HRB Film & Book Club:

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Kill Bill remains a must-see, genre-defining celebration of cinematic audacity

Tarantino has been criticised for stylising violence to the brink of fetishization. Yet it is this unapologetic embrace of excess that encouraged filmmakers to take artistic risks — proving that violent cinema can also be formally ambitious and culturally resonant.

Antek Popczyński and Tomasz Morek, both 16, revisit Quentin Tarantino’s magnum opus

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Racing at full throttle. F1: The Movie analysis

The much-awaited F1: The Movie, released last June and starring big-name actors such as Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and Damson Idris, has redefined what a sports film can achieve on a global scale. The fusion of Hollywood spectacle and real-world Formula 1 elevates the film beyond previous motor sports movies.

Igor Rybkowski, Franek Józefowicz and Mateusz Sarna, all 16, investigate the box office success of this Formula 1 winner

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A masterpiece about the fight against the patriarchal order. Vermiglio review

Muted tones, silent scenes and the beautiful scenery of a remote Italian village combined with the tragedy of the Second World War. Telling the story of a clash between rural traditions and the changes caused by the ending of the war, Vermiglio, written and directed by Maura Delpero, is a 2024 Italian movie that tells the story of a family living in the Italian mountains in 1944.

Michalina Korycka and Natalia Czeredys, both 16, review Maura Delpero’s innovative film

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Holland values emotional truth over easy storytelling. Franz Kafka review

Agnieszka Holland’s new film, entitled simply Franz Kafka, takes on the challenging task of portraying the life of a famously complex writer. The film isn’t a standard biography – Holland captures a figure suffocating in trying to accomplish competing duties, torn between an obligation towards an authoritative father and the need to follow his loud inner voice.

Kaja Majewska, 16, and Mikołaj Tran, 17, analyse Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s latest film

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Del Toro’s creature-focused film makes its title sound almost ironic. Frankenstein review

The newest adaptation of Frankenstein, long awaited by millions of fans, was released on Netflix in November. The movie directed by Guillermo del Toro, who has been awarded three times with an Oscar and twice with a Golden Globe, aroused great expectations. Coupled with Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac as the main actors, the film, even before the premiere, was described as a once-in-a-generation creation.

Zosia Dudzic and Barbara Karsznia, both 16, review Netflix’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel

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‘Acting can be one of the most rewarding lives you can choose,’ says actor Maciej Nawrocki

Some actors are recognised for their face, others for a single, iconic shot or sentence. Voice actors live in that strange space where you might not know their name, but you absolutely know what they sound like.

Zosia Dudzic and Mikołaj Tran, both 16, inquire into the challenges of pursuing a career on screen

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‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest did great damage,’ Institute of Psychiatry’s nurses say

Nurse Hanna Conder-Ołowska told us that she had the opportunity to work in an international corporation, but she turned it down.“When you ask why, I’d like to know that myself. Maybe then I’d be making loads of money. I don’t know. This is my place, I guess that’s why,” she said.

Pola Gudowicz, 17, and Sonia Rybus, 16, interview head nurses at one of Poland’s largest psychiatric hospital

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‘Best advice I got was: don’t study film production’, says film producer Zofia Kujawska

Zofia Kujawska works in an environment where every frame carries a story, every story carries a risk – and risk is something that has to be embraced, not avoided. In conversation with two Harbingers’ journalists, Karolina Orfinger and Alicja Melaniuk, she explains what being a film producer is actually about.

Alicja Melaniuk, 17, and Karolina Orfinger, 16, inquire on what it takes to work in the film industry

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‘After all those years, my emotions are totally blocked,’ says war photographer Kuba Kamiński

ABC News’ Kuba Kamiński has taken a camera to the most dangerous places in the world. He witnessed the annexation of Crimea, took pictures at the frontline in Ukraine, filmed Hamas fighters in Gaza, and was there after Israel launched its offensive on the Gaza Strip.

Kaja Majewska, 16, and Klara Hammudeh, 17, ask ABC News’ Kuba Kamiński about the prize – and price – of pursuing war journalism

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A book that made me a reader: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

I feel that I truly became a reader after finishing the first book that really made me think. It not only brought me entertainment, but also made me think about certain things: existence, bonds, the meaning of it all. For the first time, I truly took the time to reflect after reading a story.

16-year-old Aleksandra Tomaszewska opens the debate on how one moves from reading to being a reader

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: Has this film aged too well?

At a psychiatric ward ruled by an all-powerful nurse, Mildred Ratched, only one dared to laugh – Randle McMurphy rebelled against the system and challenged the control and order. Other patients, who remained subordinate to Ratched’s rule, soon turned out to be eager to explore the freedom offered by McMurphy.

Pola Gudowicz, 17, and Sonia Rybus, 16, analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Miloš Forman’s iconic movie

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‘Casting is not about who’s the best,’ says casting director Klementyna Szymańska

Have you ever wondered exactly how Margot Robbie became Barbie, and Ryan Gosling was selected to be Ken? How many other amazing actors auditioned for those iconic roles?

In the film industry there is a name for the people who make these decisions – a casting director.

Barbara and Zosia, both 16, interview a person whose job it is to match an actor and the character

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Sean Penn steals the show while DiCaprio gets high. One Battle After Another review

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a slow-burning process of exploration of what is left after the battle ends. The movie, set in the aftermath of a failed revolution, tells a story of the wounds that never heal.

Kaja, 16, and Alicja, 17, on why Paul Thomas Anderson’s venture into politics does not meet expectations

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One Battle After Another will serve as Hollywood’s litmus test for Trump anxiety

This year’s film awards season will launch properly in December, with nominations for the Golden Globes, and culminate in March, when the Academy Awards gala – aka the Oscars – are held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

16-year-old Karolina on how Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film might do in this year’s awards season

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Does the new Chopin film match the composer’s international fame?

The winners of the 2025 International Chopin Piano Competition were announced last month, once again bringing global attention to Warsaw and the enduring brilliance of Polish composer Fréderic Chopin (1810–1849). The overall winner, Eric Lu, is the first American in 50 years to win this prestigious event.

Antoni, Tomasz and Mikołaj, all 16, review a new biopic of Poland’s most famous composer and key cultural icon

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Filmmakers turn back time in Warsaw: Harbingers’ at the Lalka film set

One of major arteries in the centre of Warsaw was closed last month to serve as a filming location for Lalka, an adaptation of the much-loved 19th-century Polish novel and the largest film production currently being shot in Poland.

Zosia Dudzic and Barbara Karsznia, both 16, interview creatives who teleported Warsaw into the 19th century

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A look inside the Nazi mind. Nuremberg review

While it is not the first film to revisit the Nuremberg trials that unfolded after the Second World War, Vanderbilt offer a distinctly new perspective and prompts fresh reflection on this well-documented chapter of history.

Antoni Popczyński and Tomasz Morek, both 16, review a new film about the historic Nuremberg trials

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